The beneficial effects of Terminalia Arjuna

The beneficial effects of Terminalia Arjuna needs evaluation can be related to one or more of the elements that have cardiotonic (glycosides) or free radicle scavenger (tannins, flavones) properties. Studies have shown that adjuvent Terminalia Arjuna therapy in patients with heart failure, related to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.

The conclusion of the above report was simple Terminalia Arjuna “appeared safe and caused long lasting improvement in symptoms and signs of heart failure” The report ends by stating “We believe that these preliminary observations open a new vista for future research in therapy of myocardial failure.”

With all the trendy herbs and Fad treatments, it is good to find something that has research and clinical reports behind them. Simply searching the web reveals dozens of reports that repeat the claims made in the two offered in this blog, there are long term benefits, and patients experience an increased quality of life. This is the most important aspect. Prolonging life, without maintaining an acceptable lifestyle, does place the herb or drug among today’s most successful drugs.

No matter how many testimonials are listed on websites that sell drugs, vitamins, and extracts, reading actual clinical reports, a testimonial is still a biased opinion offered by an uninformed, non-medical person. It does not hold the validity that a clinical report does.