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


Gaint Calotrope