Arjunic acid may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte inTerminalia arjuna by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection and in medicinal plant extracts by liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure photoionization tandem mass spectrometric (LC-APPI-MS/MS) method.
Arjunic acid, an aglycone, is one of the main bioactive components of Terminalia arjuna stem bark known to have a diverse range of therapeutic applications, including cardio-protection, neuro-protection and hepato-protection. The antioxidant activity, free radical scavenging capacity and antibacterial activity of this triterpenoid compound have been investigated.
