Arjuna: An effective cardiac tonic!

Introduction The Latin name of this miraculous healing tree is Terminalia arjuna while it's Sanskrit name is Arjuna. It is a tree! That provides not just a lot of shade but also displays some wonderful healing properties. Since time immemorial, the people of India have used the bark of the Arjuna tree to make an effective cardiac tonic.

Medicinally active constituents
Current scientific research has proved that the bark does have some very valuable and effective compounds useful as a cardiac tonic. Specific medicinally active constituents isolated from the bark have been triterpine glycosides like arjunoside 1,11,111 and IV, arjunine and arjunetein.

Some signs for starting your pet on Arjuna tea
Your pet is out of breath, overweight, gets tired very easily, has difficulty in climbing the stairs...if these are some of the signs, then it could be that your pet is on his or her way to becoming a cardiac patient.

Some preliminary steps that you can take to help your pet get over the heart ache of being ill with a cardiac disease is to help your pet lose weight.

The second step is to add at least half a clove of fresh garlic juice to your pet's food everyday.

The third step would be to give your pets some tea made from the bark of the Arjuna tree everyday. However, before you decide to give your pets the herbal tea, you must consult your holistic veterinary practitioner.

The tea can be made by adding about quarter teaspoon of powdered tree bark to a cup of hot water or hot milk. Sugar may be added to taste. The tea can be given twice daily.

The tree which grows by saplings makes a beautiful adornment to enhance the beauty of any garden or country home. The Arjuna grows best near river banks and streams where there is some shade. The Arjuna tree is quite hardy and can be found thriving well even in hot and dry regions .

Conclusion
Grow an Arjuna tree in your garden today!