arjuna.pptx dravya guna ayurveda presentation
- 1. Acharya Deshabhushan Ayurvedic medical College and hospital bedkihal –shamanewadi Subject:DRAVYA GUNA Topic: ARJUNA
- 2. ARJUNA
- 3. General description: Botanical name:Terminalia arjuna Family:combratacea Synonyms: Habitat Nadisarja:commonly grows on river bank Morphology Davala and swetavaha:Bark is white in colour
- 4. Sapana:Large tree with spreading branches Madhugandi prasunaka: Flowers are sweet scented Kakubha:A large tree covers large area Actions and properties: Indradu:Tree which is a very potent medicine Devasaala:Tree with strong action Veer ruksha:A potent tree Hrudroga vairi:very useful for cardiac problems Swashaneshwara: Relieves swasa
- 5. Vernacular names: English:white murdah Hindi:Arjun Kannada:Bilimatti Marathi:Arjun HABITAT: Arjuna is found in naturally growing plant in the dense forests throughout India .Arjuna can be successfully raised by sowing seeds
- 6. Classification of Dravya Charak: udardaprasamana varga Susruta:Nyagrodhadi gana,salasaradi gana Bh.pr.Ni:vatadi varga 26-27
- 7. Morphology A large tree with huge buttressed trunk and horizontal spreading branches
- 8. Bark:Smooth gray, flaking off in large flat pieces. Sapwood is reddish white and heart wood is brown Leaves: Simple, opposite, oblong or elliptical oblong,hard often in equilateral margin, apex obtuse base rounded Pale dull green above ,pale brown beneath Reticulate venation
- 9. Inflorescence:Short axillary spikes or terminal panicles Flowers:They are small cup shaped sessile white creamy or greenish white and strongly honey scented
- 10. Fruit:Drupe,2.5-5cm in diameter, ovoid or obovoid oblong ,fibrous,woody, glabrous,dark brown with 5 hard projecting wings
- 11. Part used : Bark RASA PANCHAKA: Rasa: kashaya Guna: Laghu,Ruksha Vipaka:katu Virya:sheeta Prabhava:Hrdya Doshakarma: kapha pitta shamaka Kaphahara because of kashaya rasa and Katu vipaka Pittahara because of kashaya rasa and shita virya
- 12. Karma(Actions): Hrudya, vranahara, Artighna, Bhagna ,sandhanakara, Raktapittahara Pharmacological actions: Cardiotonic, Antidysentric,Diuretic, Antihypertensive Therapeutic indications: Hrudroga,Medoroga,prameha,trushna,Kshaya,Raktapi tta, bhagna
- 13. AMAYIKA PRAYOGA(Therapeutic indications) 1.HRDROGA (Cardiac diseases) Arjuna and godhuma are mixed together and cooked with oil,ghee, jaggery and milk. This is beneficial in cardiac disorders
- 14. 2. Sukrameha (spermaturia) The decoction of Arjuna is very useful in sukrameha
- 15. 3.Twak roga (skin diseases) Application of kalka prepared from Arjuna twak and honey is useful in vyanga
- 16. BHAGNA (Fracture): Powder of Arjuna,Laksha and guggulu mixed with ghee and taken internally which promotes union in fracture. During this treatment patient should be on milk diet
- 17. Matra Kwatha(decoction):60-100ml Curna(powder):3-6g Kshirapaka(decoction with milk):20-30ml Active phytoconstituents: Hydrolysable tannis(15%),Triterpenoid saponin,Arjunolic acid,beta-sitosterol,Ellagic acid, Arjunic acid,Arjunine,Arjunetinc, calcium, Aluminium and Magnesium
- 18. FORMULATIONS 1. Arjuna ghrta 2. Arjuna twak churna 3. Arjunadi sidda kshira 4. Parthadyarista 5. Arjunadi taila 6. Kakubhadi vati 7. Sarivadi vati 8. Kakubhadi curna