Terminalia arjuna a sacred medicinal plant: phytochemical and pharmacological profile |
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| Authors: | Sunyana Jain Prem Prakash Yadav Vikrant Gill Neeru Vasudeva Neelam Singla |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmacy, B.S Anangpuria Institute of Technology, Village Alampur, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, 121004, Haryana, India;(2) Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India;(3) Ranbaxy Laboratories, Gurgaon, India;(4) Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India |
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| Abstract: | Terminalia arjuna Wight & Arn. (Combretaceae) is a tree having an extensive medicinal potential. The plant is used traditionally in the treatment of various aliments. T. arjuna is a very good hypocholsteremic, hypolipidemic, anticoagulant, antihypertensive, antithrombotic, antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial agent Various parts of plant have been investigated for the presence of phytoconstituents and pharmacological activities. Many useful phytoconstituents have been isolated from T. arjuna. Triterpenoids are mainly responsible for cardiovascular properties. Tannins and flavonoids are responsible for its anticancer properties. The present review summarizes the ethnic use, pharmacological activities of the extracts and phytoconstituents of T. arjuna for last 90 years. |
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| Keywords: | Cardio protective Phytoconstituents Terminalia arjuna |
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