BOTANICAL NAME : CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA
FAMILY: Apocynaceae
ENGLISH: Asclepias gigantea
HINDI: Vishaal kailotrop
TAMIL: Māperumkalōṭrōp
TELUGU: Pedda kelōṭrōp
❖ Calotropis gigantea plant contain chemical constituents in which cardenolides,
flavonoids, terpenes, pregnanes and nonprotein amino acid and more in various concentration.
❖ 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 |
N.H-16, Chilakapalem Jn.,
Etcherla Mandal,
Srikakulam Dist - 532 402.