Arjun

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), Sri Lanka, India, CU, IR, SC

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Ear), Anodyne, Bite(Tiger), Bruise

Science studied: ARJUNETIN, ARJUNGENIN, ARJUNGLUCOSIDES, ARJUNIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Combretaceae

Scientific name: Terminalia arjuna

Common names: Arjun, Arjuna, Arjun tree, Carambole marron, Arjuna, arjun, arjun tree, arjuna, echte Myrobalane, kahua, kumbuk, migdałecznik arjuna, white murdh, טרמינליה הודית, ކާބޯލިއައޮޅި, अर्जुन

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, India(Santal), Sri Lanka, India, CU, IR, SC.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Ear)
• Anodyne
• Bite(Tiger)
• Bruise
• Callus
• Cardiotonic
• Cirrhosis
• Convulsion

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• India(Santal)
• Sri Lanka
• India
• CU
• IR
• SC

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Ear)
• Anodyne
• Bite(Tiger)
• Bruise
• Callus
• Cardiotonic
• Cirrhosis
• Convulsion
• Deobstruent
• Diuretic
• Dysuria
• Fever

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Efficacy of Terminalia arjuna in essential hypertension: A randomized controlled study. · 2026 source ↗
• Harnessing <i>Terminalia arjuna</i> in Next Generation Phytomedicine: Cutting Edge Nutraceutical Trends Shaping Food and Health. · 2026 source ↗
• Computational identification of Terminalia arjuna phytochemicals as potential 3α-HSD3 inhibitors. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARJUNETIN
• ARJUNGENIN
• ARJUNGLUCOSIDES
• ARJUNIC-ACID
• ARJUNOLIC-ACID
• ASH
• ELLAGIC-ACID
• FIBER
• FRIEDELIN
• (+)-LEUCODELPHINIDIN
• MANNITOL
• POTASSIUM-CHLORIDE
• PROTEIN
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• SUGARS
• TANNIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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