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Arjun
  Arjun (Terminalia arjuna)
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Arjun can help with the following:
Circulation  Cardiomyopathy
 Arjun has been shown to improve the signs, symptoms and objective measurements of cardiomyopathy. A clinical trial using 500mg of an extract tid for DCM patients with severe heart failure showed improvement in heart function within 2 weeks and improvement which continued for the following 2 years. The arjun in this trial was concentrated, but not standardized, as are some commercial preparations (1% arjunolic acid). [Int J Cardiol 1995;49: pp.191-9]


KEY
Likely to help


GLOSSARY

DCM
Dilated Congestive Cardiomyopathy, the most common type of cardiomyopathy.

Milligram (mg, Milligrams)
0.001 or a thousandth of a gram.

TID
Three times a day.




Last updated: Apr 13, 2008


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