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» sssbiotic - Arjuna,The Panacea of heart diseases

Introduction:
Modern medical sciences have progressed a lot in its fight against aliments concerning heart. Day by day, the numbers of heart patients are increasing and what’s more important to be noted is that developed countries like USA are also a part of it. A number of medications starting from Aspirin to sophisticated open heart surgeries are now a days common in developed countries. Number of well-known personalities has been found to have heart problems and many have lost their lives. In spite of the ultramodern technologies and the awareness programs, heart diseases like Angina pectoris and Myocardial Infraction are till today creating alarming situations in the society.
Our heart is a very vital organ. Especially if we consider the traditional herbal system of medicine in India, more popularly known as Ayurveda, we will come to know about its well described place and importance. Today, our modern scientists are making their way to find out the cause of their efficacy. But as the day advances, more and more facts are being unveiled about the miraculous effect of these herbs. One such herb is Arjuna. It is one of the most popular herbs for treatment against various heart aliments.

A brief description of this herb is given below.
Name: Arjuna

Latin name: Terminalia Arjuna

Habitat: Terminalia Arjuna is a deciduous tree (about 60-70 feet height), is abundantly found in India and Ceylon, also in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

Parts used: Stem bark, though the root, leaves and fruits are also described to have some medicinal effects.

Photochemistry: Tannins, Triterpenoid saponins (arjunic acid, arjunolic acid, arjungenin, arjunglycosides), Flavonoids (arjunone, arjunolone, luteolin), Gallic acid, ellagic acid, Oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), Phytosterols (b-sitosterol), calcium, magnesium, zinc, and copper.

Forms used: Bark, Powder, Extract

Chief actions:
1)Hypolipidemic: enhances the elimination of cholesterol by accelerating the turnover of LDL-cholesterol in the liver. Lowers beta-lipoprotein lipids and the recovery of HDL components in hyperlipidemia
2)Cardiac stimulant: Strengthens the heart muscles and maintains the heart functioning properly.
3)Hypotensive: Due to its hypolipidemic activity and also the diuretic property it acts against hypertension.
4)Astringent & Haemostatic.
5)Has prostaglandin enhancing and coronary risk modulating properties.

Indications:
Cardiomyopathy like Myocardial infraction, angina, coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension. In case of heart attack though it can not act against, like streptokinase or eurokinase, but regular use of it after just recovering from heart attack, reduces the chance of further attack to a great level. Besides no such Toxicity or side effects has so far be found it can be advocated to use in regular basis for a strong and well functioning heart.

Special formulations of Arjuna:
A special but easy formulation that is now a days is in wide practice owing to its efficacy is the Arjunakshirapaka, so named after the formulation. The process is easy, affordable but found to be greatly effective. It simply includes the bark of Arjuna (may be of powder form), four times the milk, and 16 times the water. The process involves the usual decoction process to boil the mixture till the amount of milk only remains. A person can make a daily use of it twice a day as a home made medicine for a better, risk free heart.

Safety:
Just like the other herbs it is safe to use and no significant adverse effect it has shown so far.

Feel free to contact for your suggestion and reply : mailto:dr.ajit@sssbiotic.com of http://www.sssbiotic.com

-- posted by sssbiotic

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» biogardener - Follow-up

I have been corresponding with the originator of the above message, and here is some follow-up which he has sent me:

Arjuna is the name of a tree, but it also refers to a great warrior in the epic called "Mahabharata," which is the Great India War. The leading hero in that was Arjuna, the friend of the god Lord Shrikrishna. So in both cases it means the same. It eradicates all the enemies and is unbeatable.

I have had a look at your profile. And I was glad to see that you have a family history of herbalism and holistic living. I am glad to meet a person like you.

I am sorry, I have forgotten to introduce myself. I am Dr. Ajit Kumar Nayak, the author of the article "Arjuna, the Panacea of Heart Disease." I have a degree in Botany and another one in in Ayurvedic medicine and surgery, called BAMS. Perhaps you are aware that Ayurveda deals with the herbs and minerals etc. It is the Indian system of Medicine.

Here again is Ajit's website with great herbalism links.

-- posted by biogardener

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» Monheit_Law_PC - Follow-up

In response to Follow-up posted by biogardener:

I could not help but to respond to this post, and I am fond of the Gita and the story of Arjuna. What had led me to this post was a search for the relationship between the cardiac drug Trasylol (which is used in open heart surgery) and an increase in the risk of kidney failure.

I am interested in learning more about your book. Is there a web site where I can read about it? Do you address issues like Kidney Failure From Cardiac Surgery Drugs or other causes of kidney failure during cardiac surgery? From an Ayurvedic standpoint, is there anything one can do if they need to have heart surgery to protect against kidney failure?

-- posted by Monheit_Law_PC

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» biogardener - Suggestion

I doubt that the originator of the original message is checking this discussion thread, so I suggest you go to his website and try to contact him from that to get answers to your questions.

-- posted by biogardener

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