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Terminalia ajuna
No heart tonic can be considered without Arjuna. Once upon a time the two sons of the tree spirit king gave a wizard a shock, so for frightening him, he turned them into Ajuna trees. Even today in recognition of their heritage men perform a little ritual before cutting Arjuna bark. Such enchantment lives on in the majestic Arjuna with modern studies verifying its effects on the circulatory system from improving heart strength without increasing blood pressure or heartbeat to lowering cholesterol. Although it is still not known quite how Arjuna has such a good effect on the circulatory system Ellagic acid, a constituent of Arjuna has been shown to protect DNA strands and Arjunin, a unique tannin isolated from the bark may also have potential anti cancer properties. In addition to its use in maintaining the heart, Arjuna is used for disorders of the digestive tract, the gall bladder, diseases of the liver and for normalising the bowels