Ayurvedic
Arjuna
Terminalia arjuna
The bark of a tall Indian tree, traditionally used to support the heart.
Also known as arjun
- Taste
- Astringent, bitter
- Energy
- Cooling
- Post-digestive
- Pungent
- Dosha
- Balances pitta and kapha
Arjuna is named for the archer of the Mahabharata, and it is the bark rather than the leaf or fruit that is used. The tree sheds it in pale sheets each year.
In Ayurveda it is the herb most associated with the physical heart, and it is also used for the emotional one — grief, in the traditional texts, is held in the same place.
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