HERBAL GARDEN

अर्क

Classification

चरक- शोथहर, अर्शोघ्न,
सुश्रुत- वरूणादि अम्बष्ठादि,
भावप्रकाश-

Synoyms

तूलफल, अर्कपर्ण, आस्फोट

Habit

Erect, large, perennial shrub or small tree up to 10-15 fit high.

Habitat

Naturally distributed in areas ranging from dry woods and stream banks to roadsides.

Morphology

  • Erect, large, perennial shrub or small tree up to 10-15 fit high. Milky latex present in all parts of the plant.

  • Stem- Erect, cylindrical, thick, and succulent.
  • Leaves- Simple, opposite, decussate, Sessile or short-petiolate
  • Flowers are showy and fragrant
  • Fruit- Oblong, green when unripe, brownish when mature

    • Chemical Composition

    Cyanidin-3- B-sitosterol, Calotropin, Calotropain

    Guna-Karma

    Rasa- तिक्त
    Guna- लघु
    Virya- उष्ण
    Vipaka- कटु
    Karma- तीक्ष्ण विरेचक
    Doshakarma- कफ वात शामक

    Medicinal uses

    खांसी, दमा (asthma),
    सांस की तकलीफ,
    जोड़ों का दर्द,
    गठिया (arthritis),
    आमवात.

    Useful Part

    Doses

    चूर्ण (0.5-1 gm)

    Important Formulation

    अर्कवटी
    अर्कक्षार
    अर्क लवण

    Shloka

    अर्कस्तिक्तो लघुः तीक्ष्णो विषदाहकरः कटुः।
    कृमिघ्नो दीपनो वेद्यः शोथकुष्ठविनाशनः॥ (भावप्रकाश निघण्टु – पुष्पादि वर्ग)

    Hindi Name​

    मदार

    English Name

    Madar plant

    Botanical Name

    Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand

    Family

    Asclepiadaceae