ARKA TAILAM

अर्कपत्र रसे पक्वं हरिद्रा कल्क संयुतम्  I
नाशयेत् सार्षपे तैलं पामां कच्छूं विचर्चिकाम् II
(Sharangadhara Samhita 9/147)

INGREDIENTSQUANTITY
Haridra1 part
Sarshapa taila4 parts
Arka patra swarasa16 parts
Water16 parts

Reference: Sharangadhara Samhita Sneha Parivbhasha Adhyaya – chapter 9; Shloka 147

INDICATIONS :

Skin conditions like

Paama

Kachu

Vicharchika

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

As per the general rule of Sneha nirmana;

अम्बु क्वाथ रसै: यत्र पृथक् स्नेहस्य साधनम्

कल्कस्यांशं तत्र दद्यात् चतुर्थं षष्ठम अष्टमम्  (Sharangadhara Samhita 9/6)

 kalka need to be taken 1/8 of that of taila when the drava dravya mentioned is swarasa. But in the Deepika vyakhana of Sharangadhara Samhita on Arka taila; it is mentioned to take haridra in a quantity which is ¼ of that of Sarshapa taila (हरिद्रा चतुर्थांशा तैलमानात्…)

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