Gaint Calotrope

BOTANICAL  NAME : CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA

FAMILY: Apocynaceae

SYNONYMS:

ENGLISH: Asclepias gigantea

HINDI: Vishaal kailotrop

TAMIL: Māperumkalōṭrōp

TELUGU: Pedda kelōṭrōp

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

❖   Calotropis gigantea plant contain chemical constituents in which cardenolides,

flavonoids, terpenes, pregnanes and nonprotein amino acid and more in various concentration.

USES:                                        

❖  Effective in treating skin

❖  Digestive

❖  Respiratory

❖  Circulatory and neurological disorder

❖  It was used to treat fevers

❖  Elephantiasis

❖  Nausea, vomiting, and diarrehea

❖  The milky juice of Calotropis procera was used against arthritis

❖    Cancer

❖   And acts as an antidote for snake bite