ARKAPUSHPI / JEEVANTHI

  1. Botanical name: Holostemma ada-kodien
  2. Family : Asclepiadaceae
  3. Tamil : Palaikodi
  4. Hindi : Arkapushpi/ Chirvel 
  5. Malayalam : Atakkoti
  6. English :Holostemma
  7. Habit : Perennial, extensive twining shrub or climber with simple, opposite, ovate to heart-shaped leaves that are smooth above. It bears green, thick, and cylindrical follicles as fruit, which contain numerous seeds.
  8. Distribution : It is found in China, Nepal, Pakistan, Kashmir, Sri lanka and Myanmar.
  9. Useful part : Whole plant
  10. Rasa Panchaka
  11. Rasa : Tikta,Kashaya
  12. Guna :  Laghu,Ruksha,Sara
  13. Veerya : Ushna
  14. Vipaka : Katu
  15. Karma : Vata kapha shamaka, Rasayana,Cakshushya,Balya,Stanya janana
  16. Indications : Kushta, Shwasa, Kasa, Pandu.
  17. Dose : Tuber powder- 10-20 g
  1. Formulations : Jeevanthyadi ghritam, Balaarishtam, Arkapushpa Taila

WHOLE PLANT

LEAF & FLOWER

FRUIT

ROOT