Biotherapeutics for Mitigation of Health Disorders from Terminalia Arjuna

The invention relates to extracts from Terminalia plant species that are capable of being used in methods for managing diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, degenerative neurological diseases, cancer, age related diseases like amyloidosis, acute pancreatitis, arthritis, atherosclerosis, cancer, heart diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, myocardial infarction, senile dementia, retinal degeneration and senile cataract; owing to the extracts antioxidation potential. The invention also relates to extracts from Terminalia plant species that are capable of being used in methods for managing various infectious diseases. More particularly, the invention relates to certain extracts from Terminalia arjuna, their uses as antimicrobial and antioxidants agents for the treatment of certain diseases heart disease, diabetes, degenerative neurological diseases, cancer, age related disease like amyloidosis, acute pancreatitis, arthritis, atherosclerosis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, myocardial infarction, senile dementia, retinal degeneration and senile cataract in mammals, particularly humans, processes for obtaining them and delivery formats therefore