Arjuna — specific heart affinity

Hṛdya / chest proxy

Arjuna is shown at a chest and heart proxy to represent the hṛdya affinity used in Ayurvedic materia-medica teaching. This is a target-organ projection of a substance classification, not evidence of a fixed anatomical action site or a clinical cardiac claim.

Dantī — specific purgative actionBrāhmī — specific cognition actionArjuna — specific heart affinityArjuna — specific heart affinityVacā — specific speech and clarity actionŚatāvarī — specific reproductive nourishmentGuggulu — specific channel-clearing action

Point 3 of 6 in Prabhāva — Specific Herb Actions

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Śārṅgadhara Saṃhitā (primary_canonical)

Pūrva-khaṇḍa's prabhāva framework supports reading a named distinctive action as more than a simple rasa or vīrya deduction.

Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu (primary_canonical)

The Gudūcyādi-varga entries describe arjuna in the hṛdya/heart-supporting materia-medica context; the chest point is an editorial target-organ proxy.

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