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ARKADWAYA
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BASONYM
• Archyate iti Arka-
Worshiped as auspicious
• Arkabat ushna teekshnatwaat-
Sharp like sun
• Balarkavarna puspatwachva-
Flower like rising sun
Leaves having corrosive constituents
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Ayurvedic Morphology
• Habitat: Gane samuhe ruchyate shobhate
iti (Plant grow in a gregarious nature)
• Morphology:
1. Kshiraparna
2. Kshirakanda
3. Raktapuspa
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Morphology:
4. Sadapuspa
5. Asphota
6. Tulaphala
7. Bikeerana
8. Arkaparna
9. Kharjughna
10. Prataap
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Regional Name
• English: Madar, Gigantic swallow wort
• Hindi: Ak
• Malayalam: Errukku
• Kanada: Ekka
• Marathi, Bengali: Akanda
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Botanical Name
• Calotropis gigantia R.Br
• Calotropis procera Ait R.Br
• Calo-(Kalos- Beautiful) Beautiful corona of
the flower
• Family: Asclepiadaceae
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Classical Ganas
• Caraka: Bhedaniya
Swedopaga
Vamanopaga
Sukrasodhana
• Susruta: Arkaadi gana
• Bh.Pr.Ni: Guduchyadi varga 67-72
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External Morphology
• Habitat: Commonly grows through out
India as a weed.
• C. gigantia:
• Habit: Tall shrub grows up to 3 mtrs
height. Bark furrowed yellowish white,
covered with cottony pubescence.
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Morphology:
• Leaves: Sessile, Eleptic, Oblong or
obovate oblong. Acute apex. Thick
glaucous green, White fine cottony
tomentum. Base narrow, cordate some
times semi aplexicaul.
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Morphology:
• Inflorescence: Umbellate lateral cymes
• Flower: Purplish or white, Pedicles much
longer than the flower. Covered with
cottony wool. Bracteates, bisexual,
Complete, actinomorphic, hypogynas,
Pentamerous.
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Morphology:
• Fruits: Follicle, 9-10cm long, broad, thick
fleshy, green.
• Seeds: Numerous, broadly ovate,
narrowly margined,Tomentose, brown
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Varieties
• Sushruta: Arka, Alarka
• Bh. Pr.Ni: Sweta, Rakta
• Dha. Ni: Arka, Rajarka
• Ra.Ni: Arka, Rajarka, Suklarka, Sweta
Mandara
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Phytoconstituents:
• C. gigantia:
Calotropin, Frugoside, Calotroposide-
a,b,c,d,e,f,g, calotoxin, calactin
• C.procera: Calotropin, Alpha amyrine,
Beta amyrine, Mudarine
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Rasapanchaka
Root latex Flower
Katu, Tikta Tikta, Lavana Madhura,
Tikta
Laghu,
Ruksha,
Teekshna
Ushna,
Snigdha
Laghu
Katu Katu Katu
Ushna Ushna Ushna
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Karma
• Dosha Karma: KV
• Root: Kustha, Kandu, Visa, Vrana, Krimi,
Arsa, sopha
• Latex: Kustha, Virek, Vamak
• Flower: Vrisya, Deepan, Pachana, Kasa
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Pharmacological action
• Stomachic
• Purgative
• Emetic
• Expectorent
• Anthelmintic
• Analgesic
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Therapeutic Indication
• Arsha: root of arka and leaves of shami
• Skin diseases: Oil from arka, manasila,
marich
• Wounds: Arka leaves to cover
• Danta Krimi: sapta parna and arka
• Urusthambha
• Pliharoga
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Therapeutic Indication
• Ulcer in male genital organ(Vr. M)
• Vriddhi, slipada(Chakra)
• Scorpion bite(Chakra,VM)
• Black spot in face (Vangasen,
Sharangadhara)
• Vranaropana(Sahasrayoga)
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Dose
• Root bark powder: 500mg- 750mg
• Latex: 1/4th -1/2 th gm
Fatal Dose:
Root bark powder: 2-5gm
Leaf powder: 3-10 gm
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Formulation
• Arka lavana: Pliha, Gulma
• Arkeswara rasa: Raktapitta
• Arka manasiladi lepa: Skin
• Arkapuspadi vatika: Udarshula
• Dhanvantaram ghritam: Prameha,Pandu
• Mritasanjivani
• Palankashadi taila
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Toxicity
• Stomach wash
• Fresh juice of Nilini
• Sugar solution to drink
• Cincha juice
• Palasha decoction
• Large quantity of milk and ghee
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