Terminalia arjuna, Attumaruthu, Neermaruthu, Vellamatthi, Arjun, ആറ്റുമരുത്, നീർമരുത്, വെള്ളമട്ടി

Family: Combretaceae
Vernacular names: Attumaruthu, Neermaruthu, Vellamatthi, ആറ്റുമരുത്, നീർമരുത്, വെള്ളമട്ടി (Malayalam), Arjun (English), Arjuna (Sanskrit), Arjuna (Hindi), Marudu (Tamil)
Distribution: India and Sri Lanka
Description: Medium trees, bole often buttressed; surface pinkish-grey, smooth. Leaves simple, opposite to alternate, estipulate. Flowers bisexual, dull yellow, in short axillary spikes. Fruit a drupe, 5-7 winged; wings equal, lines on the wings oblique and curving upwards, apex notched; seed one.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Planted in forest and non-forest areas
Flowering & Fruiting: November-June

Parts used: Bark
Properties & Uses: Styptic, febrifugal, aphrodisiac, diuretic, anti-dysenteric and cardiotonic. Bark is used for the treatment of polyuria, cardiac diseases, fever, fractures, obesity, urinary diseases, leprosy, worm infestation, abdominal disorders, ulcers and skin diseases.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo, Tibetan.
Conservation Status: Near threatened.
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