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Arjuna Herb:-

Botanical Name:-
(Terminalia Arjuna)

Common names:-
Arjuna, Arjun Herb, Root Arjun

Arjuna Facts:-
Botanical Name: Terminalia Arjuna
Family Name: Combretaceae
Common Name: Arjuna, Arjuna Herb, Arjuna ROOT
Arjuna is a dense and tall tree and has long, cone-shaped round leaves and white bark used in medicines. Nadisarjja This tree is mentioned in Sanskrit and its bark is described as a heart tonic. The tree is native to India although it is also found in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

The bark of the tree is used for medicinal purposes. The bark is astringent, sweet, sour, cooling, aphrodisiac, cardiac tonic, urinary astringent, expectorant, alexiteric and is useful in fractures, ulcers, cirrhosis of the lever, hyperhidsis, otalgia and hypertension. Arjuna contains tannins, triterpenoid saponins (arjunic acid, arjunolic acid, arjungenin, arjunglycosides), Flavonoids (arjunone, arjunolone, Luteolin), Gallic acid, ellagic acid, oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC), Phytosterols (b-sitosterol), calcium, magnesium, zinc and copper . Besides the heart, Terminalia Arjuna is said to be beneficial for internal bleeding, stomach ulcers, asthma, diarrhea and dysentery.

Arjuna bark powder arjunone, arjunolone and leteilin, gallic acid, ellagic acid, phytosterols, minerals such as calcium, magnesium, zinc and copper, as triterpine glycosides Arjunetosides I, II Arjunetosides, Arjunetosides III, IV Arjunetosides, Arjunine, Arjunetein

Benefits of Arjuna:-
Healthy Heart, circulation, blood pressure, heart by
Introduction:-
Arjun herb used in Ayurveda since 2500 BC as a heart tonic. It is used to treat cardiovascular disease, including angina pectoris, cardiomyopathy, and congestive heart failure and has remarkable cardioprotective, heart muscle strengthening properpties. The bark of Arjuna / Arjun is useful as an anti-ischemic and cardioprotective agent in hypertension and ischemic heart disease, especially in disturbed cardiac rhythm, angina pectoris or myocardial infarction. Terminalia Arjuna's ability to absorb the blood lipids of suppression indicates that the cholesterol-regulating properties. This herb is now available as a pure herb extract from Himalaya Herbals.

Arjuna bark powder:-
Arjuna bark powder contains co-enzyme Q-10 which is scientifically known and prescribed to prevent heart attacks, the Arjuna bark powder possesses diuretic and a general tonic effect in cases of liver cirrhosis, in addition to prostaglandin enhancing and coronary risk factor modulating properties. It leads a decrease in blood pressure and heart rate. The principle components §-sitosterol, ellagic acid and acid arjunic.

Benefits of Arjuna / Arjun:-

• Arjuna herb has prostaglandin enhancing and coronary risk-modulating properties

• Arjun helps in regulating blood pressure and cholesterol

• Heart muscles are strengthened by Arjun

• Arjuna herb increases the elimination of cholesterol by accelerating the turnover of LDL-cholesterol in the liver

• Arjuna herb lowers beta-lipoprotein lipids and restores HDL components in hyperlipidemia

• Arjuna herb relieves hypertension

• Arjuna bark has a salutory effect in case of liver cirrhosis

• Arjuna herb helps enhance the effects of stress and nervousness on the heart decreases.

Indications for taking Arjuna herb:-
Cardiomyopathy as myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension. In the case of a heart attack, although not immediately as streptokinase or euro kinase can act, but regular use of the net after recovering from heart attack, reduces the risk of new attacks on a large level. Besides such toxicity or side effects are found and therefore can be argued to be used in the regular basis for a strong and well functioning heart.

Arjuna can help lower Cholesterol as much as 64% - people who prepare Arjuna saw their LDL levels plummet by an average of 25.6%. In animal studies with extremely high blood fats, LDL levels fell from 493 to 162, after 60 days. That's up 64 percent. Plus, HDL-cholesterol (the good stuff) actually increased.

Arjuna reduces angina episodes much better than nitroglycerin - In one study, angina episodes were cut in half by the Arjuna, with none of the unpleasant side effects. Plus, it can use as long as you want, without fear it will stop working.

Arjuna has been shown to help reverse hardening of the arteries

Directions for taking Arjuna:-
1 or 2 capsules with meals. Allow several weeks for long lasting benefits. Natural products treat not just the symptoms, but the body as a whole and take time for absorption and results.
Arjuna by Himalaya Herbals Pure:-
This product is the renowned Himalaya Herbals brand endorsed by over 250,000 physicians worldwide by customers in over 60 countries. Himalaya Herbals products have been clinically examined and standardized to guarantee bioequivalence. Bioequivalence refers to ensuring that the product on the market is equal to the one on which clinical trials were successfully conducted. Himalaya Herbal Healthcare uses chromatographic fingerprinting, one of the most sophisticated standardization techniques, to ensure consistent quality and performance


Arjuna in Ayurveda:-
Arjuna is described as a major cardio tonic herb in Ayurveda. In Ayurveda, is ischemic heart disease (IHD) known as Hridroga. There are five clinical descriptions of IHD according to Ayurveda based on flawed doshas and other causes. If the pain is acute and has a displacement of nature, it is known as vata heart disease. If it is accompanied by a burning sensation, called pitta heart disease. If the pain is mild and is associated with heaviness, nausea and cough, it is called kapha heart disease. If all the representative symptoms are present, then identified as tridosha heart disease. In Ayurveda, kapha (hardening of the arteries) is the main underlying mechanism of heart disease. Various herbs are used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine for their heart protective measures. These are Arjun (Terminalia Arjuna), Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), lasuna (Allium sativum) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa).
Ayurvedic Tips for maintaining a healthy heart:-
Ayurveda recommends food and life style changes for the prevention and treatment of heart problems. Fiber rich foods, green leafy vegetables, fruits like pomegranate, apples, guava are recommended. Heavy meals cooked with too much sugar, bread, meat and egg preparations, pulses and their preparations, curd, groundnut oil is strictly prohibited. Stimulants such as smoking, tea, coffee and alcoholic drinks are very harmful to these patients.

• A 6 monthly screening of LDL-HDL balance, total cholesterol and triglycerides levels.

• Reduce intake of salt (Dietary Sodium).

• Make a deep sleep every night.

• Minimize chronic stress.

• Maintain a positive attitude

• His warm relationships and go through life with a positive attitude, much anger, hatred or hostility.

• Ayurveda recommends checking your desires and wishes to get rid of stress, hypertension and coronary heart disease.

• Dispose of yoga, meditation, naturopathy and routine exercises in your daily regimen.

• It is possible to reverse heart disease by doing moderate physical activity on a daily basis

Arjuna herb research and clinical trials:-
Arjuna herb contains specific medically active constituents namely triterpine glycosides as arjunetosides I, II, III, IV, arjunine and arjunetein. The bark is rich in saponnins, natural anti-oxidants (flavonoids-arjunone, arjunolone, leteilin) gallic acid, ellagic acid, oligomeric proanthocyanidins, phytosterols, rich in minerals such as calcium, magnesium, zinc and copper.

The bark of Arjuna contains co-enzyme Q-10, which prevents heart attacks and a general tonic effect in cases of cirrhosis of the liver. It induces a drug-dependent reduction in blood pressure and heart rate. These findings are supported by clinical studies showed that LDL levels dropped 64%, while HDL levels increased. A 1997 study in the Indian Heart Journal suggests that Arjuna is effective for weakened heart muscles. In it, 24 patients who have a heart attack, either conventional or conventional drugs are medicines with 500 mg every eight hours of Arjuna for three months. Those who received the drug experienced Arjuna with a 18 percent greater improvement in heart pumping activity than those who only conventional medicines. In a 1995 double blind study in the International Journal of Cardiology, 12 patients with chronic heart failure received either 500 mg every eight hours Arjuna or placebo, both groups continued their regular medication. Patients who had taken Arjuna for two weeks experienced a 19 percent lower heart rate (a desirable effect) than those who took a placebo. Symptoms such as fatigue, high blood pressure, heart and frequent contractions also improved. All 12 patients who went arjuna approximately two years. Ten continue to improve two to three months and maintained these improvements during the entire study. The other two deceased participants from heart disease. Recent studies have shown a dose-dependent regulation of blood pressure and heart rate. There was also a slight increase in the HDL-to-total cholesterol ratio and an overall improvement of the cardiovascular profile. The bark of Arjuna inhibits the oxidation of LDL and accelerates the turnover of LDL-cholesterol in the liver. This increases the elimination of cholesterol from the body. The suppression of hepatic cholesterol biosynthesis by Terminalia Arjuna is the mechanism responsible for a significant reduction in beta-lipoprotein lipids and the recovery of HDL components in hyperlipidemia. In a study of the efficacy of the bark powder in treating congestive heart failure (CCF), more than 40% of the cases showed marked improvement. CCF due to congenital malformation of the heart and valve disease is under control. 4 of 9 cases of CCF due to chronic bronchitis were also relieved by the treatment. Arjuna is also known to relieve symptomatic complaints of essential hypertension know. dizziness, insomnia, fatigue, headache and inability to concentrate. Oral administration of an aqueous suspension of the bark powder reduces coagulation, bleeding and prothrombin. Several studies have shown that the heart protective effect of Arjun. The effect of Terminalia Arjun on angina pectoris (chest pain) and congestive heart failure (where the heart can not pump enough blood to various organs) was studied in 10 patients with ischemic heart disease and / or myocardial infarction. Administration of Terminalia Arjuna improved left ventricular ejection fraction (which determines the efficiency of the heart) in 4 patients. In another randomized, double-blind study included 58 men with chronic stable angina pectoris (NYHA Class II-III) received either Terminalia Arjuna or isosorbide mononitrate or a matching placebo. There was improvement in clinical and treadmill exercise parameters in both groups compared with placebo therapy. These benefits were similar to those observed with isosorbide mononitrate therapy and the extract of Arjun was good tolerated5. The heart of Terminalia Arjuna protective measures are due to its powerful anti-oxidant and cholesterol-reducing activity. In a study on 105 patients, showed that patients who Arjun had a significant reduction in total and low-density lipoprotein (bad) cholesterol, along with the enzymes responsible for initiating oxidative stress6.