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Arkapushpi, Holostemma

Arkapushpi is a genus of Flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae. The genus was first described in 1810. As presently constituted, the genus contains only one known species, Holostemma ada-kodien, native to southern Asia (China, Nepal, Pakistan, Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand).

Uses

Pregnancy care, Eye care, Skin diseases, Ulcers, Wounds, Gonorrhoea, Diarrhea, Coughs, Loss of appetite, Stomach ache, Heal ulcers.

Parts Used

Rhizome, Latex.

Chemical Composition

Alpha-amyrin, lupeol and beta-sitosterol^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Chhirvel
Malayalam	Ada kodien
Tamil	Palay kirai
Telugu	Palagurugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Jivanti, Arkapushpi
English	Holostemma

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Large	Triangle	leaf's Margin is Entire and Venation-Cross venulated. leaves 7-15 cm length and 5-10 cm breadth, top of the leaf is smooth and bottom part is hairy

^[2]

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Peduncled cymes	10–15 cm long	Yellow-white		peduncles shorter than the petiole, stout; pedicels 1.5 cm long; calyx lobes ovate, 4 mm long; corolla 2.5 cm across, campanulate, pale purple, lobes 8 x 6 mm, ovate, obtuse

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
oblong pod	Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled				{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Commonly seen growing in areas

Scrub jungles, Deciduous forests, Plain area

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical contents"

[Leaf-2] "Diagnostic"

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 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|Pregnancy care}}, {{Uses|Eye care}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Loss of appetite}}, {{Uses|Stomach-ache}}, {{Uses|Heal ulcers}}.
+{{Uses|Pregnancy care}}, {{Uses|Eye care}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Loss of appetite}}, {{Uses|Stomach ache}}, {{Uses|Heal ulcers}}.
 ==Parts Used==