Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna)

阿江榄仁ā jiāng lǎn rénAjianglanren

Terminalia arjuna · Plant

Terminalia arjuna
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May interact with cardiac medications; caution with heart conditions; may lower blood pressure; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Arjuna for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Hypertension SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Arjuna does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit HeartBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Terminalia arjuna and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.