Unveiling the Secrets of Vasanai Pattai and Its Therapeutic Properties!

Botanical Name : Terminalia Arjuna

Tamil Name : திரவிய பட்டை / Thiraviya Pattai

English Name: Arjuna Bark

Hindi Name : अर्जुन की चौला /arjun kee chaula

About Vasanai Pattai / Thiraviya Pattai:

♦ The Thiraviya Pattain is from the large evergreen tree that will grow up to 20-25 meters tall.

♦ The bark is grey and smooth.

♦ The leaves are simple, coriaceous, subopposite, hard, oblong, or elliptic, and 10-12 cm long.

♦ The Flowers are yellowish-white and borne in panicled spikes quickly.

Health Benefits of Vasanai Pattai / Thiraviya pattai (Raw):

♦ The arjuna herb has powerful antioxidant, and it contains astringent properties that are used for the prevention of acne.

♦ This herb protects the DNA from damage induced by adriamycin.

♦ This herb breaks the kidney stones that may have formed into small pieces and then flushes them out via urine.

♦ Thiraviya pattai is used against the heart disease.