Botanical Name :- Terminalia Arjuna
Family name:-Combretaceae
English Name:- White Marudah
Sinhala name:- Kumbuk
Tamil name:- maruthu, marutu
SanskritName:- Arjuna, Dhanvi, Indradruma, Kakubha, Karvirak.
Description:-The arjuna is 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.
Edibal parts:-non
SanskritName:- Arjuna, Dhanvi, Indradruma, Kakubha, Karvirak.
Description:-The arjuna is 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.
Edibal parts:-non
Status:-Native
Ayurvedic usag:
Treatment for:-Skin diseases, Heart diseases, Wounds, Bone fractures, Piles, Coughs, Leucorrhoea, Candida infections, Fever,Obesity, Dysentery.
Ayurvedic usag:
Treatment for:-Skin diseases, Heart diseases, Wounds, Bone fractures, Piles, Coughs, Leucorrhoea, Candida infections, Fever,Obesity, Dysentery.
Parts used to make medicine:-Barks, leaves,Roots, Flowers, Fruits
Propagation:-Seeds.
Propagation:-Seeds.
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