arka:
Taxonomical Classification
Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
VERNACULAR NAMES
Sanskrit: Arka, Toolaphala, Vikirana, Asfota, Alarka etc.English: Sodom apple, Apple of Sodom, Kapok tree, Rubber bush or Rubber tree.
Hindi: Aak, Madar, Akvana
Telugu: Jilledu, Mandaram
Bengali: Aaknad
Malayalam: Neela Eukku
Punjabi: Ak
Arabic: Ushar
Persian: Kharak
Mentions / Gana
Adhobhaghara (Sushruta Samhitha)Arkadi (Sushruta Samhitha)
Bhedaniya
Swedopaga (Charaka Samhitha)
Vamnopaga (Charaka Samhitha)
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