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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