About Arjun

Scientific Name: Terminalia arjuna

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Ecological & Commercial Importance

• • The leaves are fed on by the moth which produces the tassar silk, a wild silk of commercial importance.
• • Timber is used for carts, agricultural purposes, boat building, mine props etc.
• • The wood has high calorific value, makes excellent firewood, and produces good quality charcoal for producer gas plants.

Medicinal Properties

• • The bark of Arjun is astringent, sweet, acrid, cooling, aphrodisiac, urinary astringent, and expectorant, but chiefly used as cardio tonic as it improves blood supply to heart.
• • It is also useful in ulcer treatment, fractures, cirrhosis of liver, ischaemic heart disease, and hypertension.
• • The fruit has various medicinal properties like antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial.