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Calotropis gigantea - Arka plant
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It is a large shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall. It has clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in color. Each flower consists of five pointed petals and a small "crown" rising from the center which holds the stamens. The aestivation found in calotropis is valvate i.e. sepals or petals in a whorl just touch one another at the margin, without overlapping. The plant has oval, light green leaves and milky stem. The latex of Calotropis gigantea contains cardiac glycosides, fatty acids, and calcium oxalate.
Contents
Uses
Rheumatism, painful joints, Skin blemishes, Leucoderma, vitiligo, Piles, Pain in ears[1]
Parts Used
Root, Bark, Flowers, Leaf, Latex.
Chemical Composition
Atisine, Aconitine, Atisenol, Atidine, Hetisine, Hetisinone, Banzolheteratisine, Histidine, F-dihydroatisine, Heteratisine and Several diterpene alkaloids such aheterophyllin, heterophyllisin, heterophyllidine, and hetidine.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Ekka, Ekkagida |
| Hindi | Ak, Akada, Safed-ak |
| Malayalam | Erikku |
| Tamil | Vellaerukku |
| Telugu | Nallajelledu, Mandaramu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Swetarka, Arka, Ravi |
| English | Madar |
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| milky white sap | large, relatively thick (5-30 cm long and 4-15 cm wide) | The leaves greyish-green in colour and have entire margins |
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Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| borne in clusters | 15-25 mm across | white or pinkish | five | Flowering occurs mostly during winter. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome | s | {{{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
How to plant/cultivate
Succeeds in the drier tropics. Most commonly found in areas of the tropics with a specific dry season, at elevations up to 1,000 metres[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
western Himalayas, open woodland, moisty soil area.
Photo Gallery
Calotropis procera fruit
Calotropis procera
Calotropis procera
Calotropis procera
Calotropis gigantea
Floral tassels made from Calotropis flowers.
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References
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatism
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat painful joints
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin blemishes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leucoderma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat vitiligo
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pain in ears
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with Latex used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Large shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Layering
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of western Himalayas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of open woodland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of moisty soil area
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