Pheasant's Eye vs Arjuna Bark

Perennial of dry grasslands with brilliant yellow flowers; used in cardiology for heart conditions due to cardiac glycoside content.

An Ayurvedic herb used for over 2000 years as the premier cardiac tonic. Terminalia arjuna bark has been clinically studied for congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, and cholesterol reduction. Standardized extracts contain arjunic acid, arjunetin, arjunine, arjunolic acid, and tannins.

adonitoxin, cymarin, adonidoside, adonivernite, flavonoids

Arjunic acid, Arjunetin, Arjunine, Arjunolic acid, Arjunin, Tannins

Cardiac insufficiency in European folk medicine, Used for nervous heart conditions, Diuretic, Historically for dropsy

Cardiac weakness and angina in Ayurveda, Hypertension and cholesterol reduction, Bleeding disorders

Cardiac glycoside research, Standardized preparations for mild heart conditions in European phytomedicine

Congestive heart failure support, Angina pectoris management, Cholesterol reduction, heart failure adjunct, antihypertensive, antioxidant cardiac

Standardized preparations only — not for home use

500mg bark powder 3x daily or 500mg standardized extract 2x daily

All unstandardized preparations, Pregnancy, Children, Concurrent digoxin or cardiac medications

Use caution with antihypertensives and cardiac medications, blood pressure medications, blood thinners, pregnancy

Cardiac arrhythmias, GI toxicity, Potentially fatal — narrow therapeutic window

GI discomfort, Constipation, Headache, hypotension