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Calotropis procera - Arka

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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.
Family Name Asclepiadaceae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Akan, Akand, Akand, Akan

Bengali

Akanda

Gujarati

Aakado

Hindi

Aak, Madar, Akavana

Kannada

Ekka, Ekkagida

Marathi

Rui

Oriya

Arakka

Punjabi

Akk

Sanskrit

Asphota

Tamil

Vellerukku, Erukku

Telugu

Jilledu

Urdu

Madar, Aak

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
अर्कःArkaḥअर्च्यत इत्यर्कः, प्रशस्तत्वात्, अर्कपर्णःवदुष्णतीक्षणत्वात्, बालार्कवर्गपुष्पत्वाच्च ।
अर्कपर्णःArkaparṇaḥअर्कवत्तीक्ष्णानि पर्णान्यस्य ।
आस्फोटःĀsphoṭaḥआ समन्तात् स्फुटति फलमस्य ।
क्षीरपर्णःKṣīraparṇaḥक्षीरं पर्णेऽस्म ।
क्षीरकाण्डकःKṣīrakāṇḍakaḥक्षीरं काण्डेऽस्म ।
खर्जूघ्नःKharjūghnaḥखर्जू कण्डूं रूप्यते शोभते इति ।
गणरूपःGaṇarūpaḥगणे समूहे रूप्यते शोभते इति ।
तुलफलःTulaphalaḥतूलसहितं फलमस्य ।
प्रातापःPrātāpaḥदाहजनक त्वात् ।
रक्तपुष्पःRaktapuṣpaḥरक्ते पुष्पमस्य ।
रूपिकाRūpikāरूपयाति रूपं शोभनं करोति इति, शोभमानो वा ।
विकीरणःVikīraṇaḥविकीर्यन्ते सतूलबीजान्यस्य ।
शुकफलःŚukaphalaḥशुकसदृशानि फलान्यस्य ।
सदापुष्पःSadāpuṣpaḥसदा पुष्पाणि सन्ति यस्मिन्

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Flower/ inflorescenceपुष्पPuṣpa
Latexक्षीरKṣīra
Leafपत्रPatra
Stem bark /root barkत्वक्Tvak

Name महाकषाय (हिन्दी) Mahakashaya(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Bhedaniya Mahakashayaभेदनीय महाकषायBhedanīya mahākaṣāya
Svedopaga Mahakashayaस्वेदोपग महाकषायSvedopaga mahākaṣāya
Vamanopaga Mahakashayaवमनोपग महाकषायVamanopaga mahākaṣāya

Name वर्ग(हिन्दी) Varga(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGuḍūcyādivarga
Karaviradivargaकरवीरादिवर्गKaravīrādivarga
Karviradivargaकरवीरादिवर्गKarviradivarga
Oshadhivargaओषधिवर्गOṣadhivarga

Properties

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Laghu/ AguruलघुLaghu
Rukshaरुक्षRukṣa
Snigdhaस्निग्धSnigdha
SaraसरSara

Name विर्य (हिन्दी) Virya (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Ushna Virya उष्ण वीर्य Uṣṇa vīrya

Name विपाक (हिन्दी) Vipaka(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu vipaka Kaṭu vipākaकटु विपाक

Name कर्म (हिन्दी) Karma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Rechanaरेचनrecana
Lekhanaलेखनlekhana
Ropanaरोपणropaṇa
Vataharaवातहरvātahara
Krrimighna/ Krimihara/ Jamtughna/ Jantuhara/ Jamtunashaka/ Jantunashana/ Jivanu Nashakaकृमिघ्न/ क्रिमिहर/ जंतुघ्न/ जन्तुहर/ जंतुनाशक/ जन्तुनाशन/ जीवाणु नाशकkṛmighna/ krimihara/ jaṃtughna/ jantuhara/ jaṃtunā
Shophakaraशोफकरśophakara
Vranaropanaव्रणरोपणvraṇaropaṇa
Vishaghna/ Vishanashanaविषघ्न/ विषनाशनviṣaghna/ viṣanāśana
Bhedanaभेदनbhedana
Shvasaharaश्वासहरśvāsahara
Kaphavatahara/ Vatakaphaghna/ Kaphavatahara/ Kaphavatahrrita/ Kaphavatajita/ Kaphavatanuta/ Kaphavatकफवातहर/ वातकफघ्न/ कफवातहर/ कफवातहृत/ कफवातजित/ कफवातनुत/ कफवातशामकkaphavātahara/ vātakaphaghna/ kaphavātahara/ kapha
Dipanaदीपनdīpana
Kushthaghna/ Kushthaharaकुष्ठघ्न/ कुष्ठहरkuṣṭhaghna/ kuṣṭhahara

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
KaphaVatahara/KaphaVatashamana/ KaphaVstasaṃshamanaकफवातहर/ कफवातशमन/ कफवातसंशमनKaphaVātahara/KaphaVātaśamana/ KaphaVātasaṃśamana

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Maha Vishagarbha TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:46
PrabhanjanaVimardana TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:30
Saindhavadi TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:60
Vajraka TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:53
Arka LavanaLavanaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 10:1
Arkadi Kvatha ChurnaKvatha Churna/Kashaya ChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 4:2

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Agnimāndya
āmavātaḥ
Granthisotha
gulmaḥ
shlipad
vibandha
Kāsa
Svasa
krimiroga
udara/udararogaḥ
visūcikā

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Seed/Bijak-1-2gm