Calotropis gigantea -  Crown Flower

 

 

श्वेतार्को
श्वेतपुष्पः, सदापुष्पः, चालर्कः

വെള്ളെരുക്ക്

Calotropis gigantea
Common name: Crown Flower
Hindi: सफ़ैद आक

अर्कद्वयं सरं वातकुष्ठकण्डूविषव्रणान् |
निहन्ति प्लीहगुल्मार्शःश्लेष्मोदरशकृत्कृमीन्॥

Flowers of Arka

अलर्ककुसुमं वृष्यं लघु दीपनपाचनम् |
अरोचकप्रसेकार्शःकासश्वासनिवारणम्ll

क्षीरमर्कस्य तिक्तोष्णं स्निग्धं सलवणं लघु |
कुष्ठगुम्लोदरहरं श्रेष्ठमेतद्विरेचनम्॥
(Bhavaprakash)

Medicinal plants of India ; Ayurveda

Encyclopedia of Indian Medicinal Plants/Herbs mainly using in Ayurveda with good quality pictures and information like therapeutic usage of Medicinal Plants, cultivation, morphology, habitat, flower characters, Chemical content, parts used, research works etc.

medicinal plants