Arka 1

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
Arka 1API000006Calotropis procerarootISBN:9788190115131

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 1-3 g of the drug for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
uṣṇaHotD006358, C2350229

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaphavātaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha and vāta
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
bhedaniLaxativeD054368, C0282090
kṛmighnaAnthelminticD000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
vraṇaropakaHelps in wound healingD014945, C0043240
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
kuṣṭhaghnaDermatologic agentD003879, C0011625

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Arka 1


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Calotropis procerarootbeta-AmyrinISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788185042114
Calotropis procerarootalpha-AmyrinISBN:9788172361150
Calotropis procerarootRutinISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788185042114
Calotropis procerarootCalotropinISBN:9788190115131
Calotropis procerarootBenzoyllineoloneISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788185042053

Therapeutic uses associated with Arka 1


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Arka 1abdominal paingulmaIMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
Arka 1helminthiasis kṛmirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000689D006373, C0018889, 1F9Z
Arka 1antipruritics kaṇḍūIMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Arka 1skin diseases kuṣṭhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Arka 1abdominal pain udararogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
Arka 1ulcer vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
Arka 1dyspnea śvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5