Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
| Kannada Name : | Neeru matti, Tore matti |
| Common Name : | Arjun tree |
| Family Name : | Combretaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Terminalia arjuna |
| Species Type : | Indigenous |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | May - June |
| Fruiting Period : | September - November |
| Origin : | Indian Subcontinent |
Uses
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.
Description
A large, evergreen or deciduous tree, up 25 m tall with smooth, pale greenish to whitish grey bark. Leaves simple, alternate to opposite, oblong-elliptic or somewhat sub-orbicular, obtuse, rarely subacute, glabrous to subglabrous above, partially pubescent beneath, rounded or cordate base, apex obtuse, margin entire or crenate-serrate. Inflorescence axillary or terminal paniculate spikes. Flowers bisexual, yellowish white, sessile, hypanthium broadly campanulate, Fruit a drupe, 5-angled, ovoid-oblong, brown with wings.
