Up to 80 ft tall Arjun trees covered with tender green leaves
and standing in rows on river banks and at the edges of rivulets in dry hilly regions appear as if warriors like Arjun with innumerable weapons are ready for battle to destroy enemies in the guise of diseases. This tree is found in forests; it flowers in summer and bears fruits in winter.
Appearance of Arjun ki chaal
The trunk of this tree is massive with diameter of 10-20 ft. The bark is white on the outside, smooth, and up to one third inch thick, it is blood red inside. Once in a year it peels just like a snake sheds its skin. The leaves are 3-6 inch long and 1-2 inch wide on small branches adjacent at places and apart at others. The front is smooth, the back is rough and has glands. Beside the middle vein there are sweet sticky knots. Very light green flowers grow in white clusters. They have no fragrance. The fruits are 1-2 inch long with elongated oval shape; they are segmented and have five raised stripes. There are no seeds in them.
Chemical Composition
Its bark contains various types of chemicals. It contains 34% of calcium carbonate and other elements include sodium, magnesium and aluminium. Because of excessive. amounts of calcium and sodium, it effects even the minutest of the heart muscles.
Properties of Arjun ki Chaal
Arjun is cool, beneficial for heart, and astringent in taste. It eliminates fat, tuberculosis cells, blood disorders, kapha- pitta, and cures many other diseases. It strengthens heart muscles which makes the heartbeat regular and strong. It contracts the arteries and thereby increases the blood weight. This stimulates the heart and also the blood flow through the arteries slows down. Thus the heart is able to pump blood into the body and bring it back to the heart more efficiently. Therefore the use of this herb is
very beneficial for treating heart related chronic illnesses. It reduces the acidity and burning of pitta and makes the blood stable. This helps in disorders related to blood and acid peptic disorders. Being astringent it suppresses kapha and helps build urine. It also stabilizes and cures fever. Arjun, Shireesh, and palm being blood purifying herbs cure leprosy, jaundice, and urinary disorders. Arjun tree, asmvabbed, apamarg, gokharu all cure vata disorders. Arjun, black plum, liquorice (mulethi) these are all beneficial for ulcer; they also cure vaginal diseases.
Medicinal usage
Boils in mouth: Mix the powder of its root in sesame oil and use this to gargle. It cures mouth disorders.
Ear pain: Put 3-4 drops of its juice in ears. It cures ear pain.
Black patches on face/ blemishes: Grind its bark and then mix it with honey and apply this on the face.
Tubercular cough: Take powder of Arjuna bark and give the juice of leaves of Adusa prepared using bhawanayen method. Mix 2-3 gm honey, Sugar candy and cow’s ghee in it and give this to the patient. It cures cough of tuberculosis where the cough includes blood also.
Heartbeat
1. When the normal rate of heartbeat increases from 72 to 150, take one glass juice of tomato and add 1 teaspoonful of powder of Arjuna ki chaal in it. Give this to the patient regularly. It normalizes the heart beat.
2.Grind thick bark of Arjuna(Arjuna ki chaal). Mix 1 teaspoonful of this powder in 1 cup of milk after removing the cream. Give this to the patient every morning and evening. It is beneficial in curing all types of heart disorders. It strengthens the heart and eradicates weakness. It also normalizes the heart beat.
3.Take 20 gm wheat flour and roast it in 30 gm ghee. When it turns pink, add 3 gm powder of Arjuna bark and 40 gm sugar candy and 100 gm boiling water in it and cook the mixture. When the mixture thickens, take it off the fire. Give this to the patient every morning and evening. Its regular intake cures heart pain, anxiety, increased heartbeat and other heart disorders.
Heart problems:
1. In case of heart weakness and in swelling of heart,cook 6-10 gm powder of its bark with jaggery and milk. Strain the milk and givethis to the patient. It prevents water of blood lymph from getting into the blood vessels and thus prevents swelling which in turn cures the fatigueness and weakness of heart.
2. Take 50 ml juice of its bark. In case wet bark isnot available, take 50 gm dry bark and boil it in 4 litre water till water is reduced to 1/4th. Strain this decoction. Put 50 gm ghee in a vessel and then add 50 gm paste of its bark and the cooked juice and milk. Cook the mixture on low heat till only ghee is left behind. Now add 50 gm honey and 75 gm khand orsugar candy in it. Store the mixture in a glass bowl. Give 6 gm of this ghee every morning and evening with milk. It strengthens the heart and cures all heart related disorders.
3. In case of fatigue of heart, fast heartbeat, swelling of heart enlargement, and all other heart disorders, Arjuna is very beneficial.
4. After heart attack, give 40 ml of its decoction every morning and evening. It is an effective heart or cardiac tonic.
5. For complete benefit, prepare the decoction in milk. It cures disorders like increased heartbeat, angina pain, and anxiety.
6. In case of heart diseases, impact of cloth sieved powder of its bark is much more effective than an injection. Keep its powder on the tongue and suck it. It gives immediate relief. Its effect is similar to that of sorbitrate tablet. In case of fast heartbeat and high pulse rate, keep its powder on the tongue of the patient. It immediately provides strength to the pulse. The effect of this medicine is permanent and does not cause any negative effect. It is much more effective than allopathic medicines like Digitalis.
7. It is beneficial in high blood pressure. In case of swelling of heart due to high blood pressure, this medicine cures even this swelling.
