St Mary's College, Sulthan Bathery   /   Plant

Plant Details

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb) Wight & Arn.

Terminalia. arjuna grows to about 20–25 metres tall; usually has a buttressed trunk, and forms a wide canopy at the crown, from which branches drop downwards. It has oblong, conical leaves which are green on the top and brown below; smooth, grey bark; it has pale yellow flowers which appear between March and June; its glabrous, 2.5 to 5 cm fibrous woody fruit, divided into five wings, appears between September and November.

 

  • Family: Combretaceae
  • Habit: Tree
  • Habitat: found growing on river banks or near dry river beds
  • Status : Common


Vernacular names

Malayalam-Neermaruthu

English-arjun tree

Medicinal Uses

Used as a cardiotonic in heart failure, ischemic, cardiomyopathy, atherosclerosis, myocardium necrosis.

Used for the treatment of different human diseases like blood diseases, anemia, venereal and viral disease; and to continue excellent healthiness.