Arka for Parasites and Worms

• Kushtha (skin diseases)
• Arsha (hemorrhoids)
• Gulma (abdominal tumors)
• Pleeha (splenic enlargement)
• Krimi (worms/parasites)
• Shotha (swelling/edema)
• Kasa (cough)
• Shwasa (asthma)

2-3 – DANTADHAVANA / CLEANING OF TEETH शर र च तां नव य कृतशौच व ध ततः अक य ोधख दरकर जककुभा दजम ् ातभु वा च म ृ व ं कषायकटु त तकम ् भ ये तपवनं द तमांसा यबाधयन ् कनी य सम थौ यं गुणं वादशा गुलम ् Keeping in view, the condition of his body, the individual should pass urine and faeces, clean teeth with any of the twigs of following herbs – Arka (Calotropis procera), Vata (Ficus benghalensis), Khadira (Acacia catechu), Karanja (Pongamia pinnata), Kakubha (Terminalia arjuna).

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Dinacharya Daily Routine

6-7 a Drava Sweda – श व ु ारणकैर डकर जसरु साजकात ् शर षवासांवशाक मालती द घव ृ ततः प ंम गैवचा यै च मांसै चानूपवा रजैः दशमूलेन च प ृथक् स हतेवा यथामलम ् नेहव ः सुराशु तवा र ीरा दसा धतैः कु भीगल तीनाडीवा पूर य वा जा दतंम ् वाससा अ छा दतं गा ं ि न धं स चे यथासुखम ् Warm liquid is prepared by boiling bits of leaves of drumstick, Varanaka ,Eranda – (Castor – Ricinus communis), Karanja, Surasa, Arjaka, Shireesa, Vasa , Vamsha, Arka, Malati (Jasmine) or Dirghvrinta, with drugs of vachadigana – v

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Swedana Vidhi Sudatuin Therapy /

Kshara Nirmana – preparation of caustic alkali:कालमु ककश याककदल पा रभ कान ् अ वकणमहाव ृ पलाशा फोतव ृ ाकान ् इ व ृ ाकपू तकन तमाला वमारकान ् काकज घाममपामागमि नम थाि न त वकान ् सा ा समूलशाखाद न ् ख डशः प रकि पतान ् कोशातक चत च शूकं नालं यव य च नवाते नचयीकृ य प ृथ क् ता न शलातले य मु ककचये सुधा मा न च द पये त ् तति तलानां कृतलै द वाअ नौ वगते पथ ृ क् मु कको तरमादाय ये कं जलमू योः कृ वा सुधा मनां भ म ोणं वतरभ मनः गालयेदधभारे ण महता वाससा च तत ् यावि पि छलर ता छ ती णोजात तदा च तम ् ग ृह

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Kshar-AgniKarma Vidhi

Add leaves of vāsā, arka, karanja, sigru, kashmarya and holy basil in hot water and take sudation with this tolerably hot water.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 12: Edema Treatment (Shvayathu Chikitsa / श्वयथुचिकित्सा)

Take rāsnā, vāsā, arka, triphalā, vidanga, bark of sigru, mushakaparni, neem, holy basin, nails of vyāghra (shell), durvā, sunflower, katukā, kākamāchi, brihati, kuṣtha, punarnavā, chitraka and dry ginger and make paste with cow’s urine.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 12: Edema Treatment (Shvayathu Chikitsa / श्वयथुचिकित्सा)

The paste prepared from devadaru (Cedrus deodara), palasha (Butea monosperma), arka (Calotropis procera), hastipippali (Scindapsus officinalis), shigru (Moringa oleifera) and ashvagandha (Withania somnifera) added with cow’s urine should be applied on the abdomen as pradeha (paste) [108].

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 13: Abdominal Diseases Treatment (Udara Chikitsa / उदरचिकित्सा)

), arka (Calotropis procera Ait.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा)

)], arka (Calotropis procera Ait.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा)

The Upavisha (sub-poisons/secondary toxic substances) are: Arka (Calotropis procera), Snuhi (Euphorbia neriifolia), Dhatura (Datura metel), Langali (Gloriosa superba), and Karavira (Nerium oleander).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Madhyama Khanda, Chapter 12: Rasadishodhana-Maranakalpana (Mercury and Rasa Preparations)

By grinding and applying Arka (Calotropis gigantea) root bark and Haridra (turmeric, Curcuma longa), facial darkness (Mukha Karshya/dullness) even of long standing is certainly alleviated.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

Ground with banana stem water (Kadali Danda Toya, Musa paradisiaca) or the juice of Arka leaves (Calotropis gigantea), even seven applications of this paste provide excellent hair removal (Roma Shatana).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

Arka (Calotropis) juice contains proteolytic enzymes that aid in dissolving keratin.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

For incision/bursting (Darana) of abscesses -- the Dantyadi Lepa: Danti (Baliospermum montanum), Chitraka root bark (Plumbago zeylanica), Snuhi latex (Euphorbia neriifolia), Arka latex (Calotropis gigantea), jaggery (Guda), Bhallataka seed (Semecarpus anacardium), Kasisa (ferrous sulphate), and Saindhava (rock salt) -- this is known as Darana (bursting) paste.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

During Uttarayana — encompassing Shishira, Vasanta, and Grishma — the Sun (Arka) is nourished;

— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 6: Ritucharya Adhyaya - Seasonal Regimen

Kutannata, sphotaphala, jjaka, bilva (bael), pattura, arka (calotropis), kapittha (wood apple), and bhanga (hemp).

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 11: Kaphabhishyanda Pratishedha Adhyaya (Chapter on Treatment of Kapha-type Conjunctivitis)

Arka, snuhi latex, pounded with the best purgatives, jatimula, two varieties of turmeric, kasisa, and katurohi — along with those previously mentioned — should be used to prepare purificatory ghee.

— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 36: Bhumipravibhagiya Adhyaya - On Classification of Land for Medicinal Plants

Arka, snuhi latex pounded with the best purgatives, jati root, two types of turmeric, kasisa, and katurohi (verse 16) — along with previously mentioned drugs — should be used to prepare purificatory ghee.

— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 37: Mishrakaadhyaya - The Miscellaneous Chapter

Condition Treatment Sinus (Nadi-vrana) Milky juice of Snuhi and Arka with medicated oils for speedy healing;

— Sushruta Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana, Chapter 17: Visarpa Chikitsa