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Arka

  • Botanical name : Calotropis gigantea Linn.
  • Family : Asclepiadaceae
  • Malayalam : Erikku
  • Tamil : Erukku
  • English : Gigantic swallow wort
  • Morphology : Tall shrub
  • Rasa Panchaka (ksheera)
  • Rasa : Tikta, lavana
  • Guna : Ushna, Snigdha
  • Veerya : Ushna
  • Vipaka : Katu
  • Karma : Kaphavatashamana
  • Indications : Kushta, gulma, udhara
  • Dose : Moola twak churna(2-5g), patra churna (3 -10g)
  • Formulations : Arka lavana, Arkeswara rasa