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Holostemma adakodien - Arkapushpi, Holostemma
Arkapushpi is a genus of Flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae. The genus was first described in 1810. As presently constituted, the genus contains only one known species, Holostemma ada-kodien. It is native to southern Asia (China, Nepal, Pakistan, Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand).
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Pregnancy care, Eye care, Skin diseases, Ulcers, Wounds, Gonorrhoea, Diarrhea, Cough, Loss of appetite, Stomachache, Ulcers.
Food
Arkapushpi can be used in Food. Fleshy flower buds and tender fruits are cooked as vegetable. Buds sometimes eaten raw.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Alpha-amyrin, lupeol and beta-sitosterol[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಅರಣೆ ಬೀಳು Arane beelu, ಜೀವ ಹಾಲೆ Jeevahaale |
| Hindi | Chhirvel, Arkapushpi |
| Malayalam | Ada kodien |
| Tamil | Palay kirai, |
| Telugu | Palagurugu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | Khaner, Khiran |
| 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
Nutritional components
Arkapushpi Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A and C; β-carotene; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Zinc[1]
Habit
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 |
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. Flowering season is April-September |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oblong pod | Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled | Fruiting season is April-September |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
The plant can be propagated through seeds. Matured seeds are collected from the plant during December–January before they disperse. Seeds are cleaned, dried, and stored for sowing[4]. Arkapushpi is available through June to October[1].
Commonly seen growing in areas
Scrub jungles, Deciduous forests, Plain area
Photo Gallery
Flower
Flower
Leaves
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.93, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
- ↑ Chemical contents
- ↑ Diagnostic
- ↑ Cultivation details
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pregnancy care
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Eye care
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gonorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Loss of appetite
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomachache
- Herbs with Rhizome 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 Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Climber
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Scrub jungles
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Deciduous forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Plain area
- Herbs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Apocynaceae
