National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR), Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow - 226 001, India
*Corresponding author: S.K. Tewari e-mail: tewari.nbri@gmail.com, sktewari@nbri.res.in
Online published on 19 October, 2013.
Terminalia arjuna (Roxb) Wight & Arn is a medicinally important tree species of the family Combretaceae. It is used in Indian medicine system due to its high potential for several ailments. Various parts of T. arjuna have been investigated for the presence of phyto-constituents and pharmacological activities. Triterpenoids are mainly responsible for cardiovascular properties while flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids and glycosides are responsible for its anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-fungal, anti-microbial, anti-mutagenic, anti-diarrhoeal, anti-leishmanial, hypotensive, hypolipidemic, gastroprotective and hepatoprotective properties. Several important phytoconstituents have been isolated from different extracts of T. arjuna. The review aims to compile and analyse the information on phytochemical and pharmacological activities of T. arjuna.
Terminalia arjuna, phytoconstituent, flavanoids, tannins, terpenoids, glycosides, cardiovascular activity, pharmacological activity
