Phytochemistry & Larvicidal activity of Terminalia arjuna Bark Extract

Medicinal properties of plants were identified by humans before thousands of years ago. Till now most of the countries all over the world has been following traditional system of medicine by isolating and utilizing the compounds isolated from plants as a source of medicine. Indians used plants as a cure for different types of aliments. Still now there are many plants distributed throughout this world whose medicinal properties are still to be explored. Developed nations like America, Russia are spending billions of money in identifying the properties of plants and using those plants as a source of medicine. Terminalia arjuna Linn. is one of the three species of Terminalia. Terminalia arjuna is commonly called as ¿Marudhamaram¿ in Tamil and ¿kumbuk¿ in Srilanka. It is usually grown near areas rich in water. It is found near river banks and lakes etc. Every plant part of T. arjuna is found to have different medicinal properties and used in treating different types of wounds and heart diseases. This book deals with the phytochemicals and larvicidal activity of Terminalia arjuna bark extract.