Ayurvedic herb
Arka
Calotropis gigantea is a toxic plant, but its purified latex and leaves are used for skin diseases and as a purgative.
- Pacifies
- Vata, Kapha
- May aggravate
- Pitta
- Rasa
- Katu, Tikta
- Guna
- Laghu, Tikshna
- Virya
- Ushna
- Vipaka
- Katu
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