Im not sure how it will like our shortened growing season in minnesota, so you might want to try that one for yourself. Verapamil could abolish the inotropic effect of ethanol as well as that of butanol and etoac extracts. In akund floss downy seed fibre obtained from calotropis procera and c. Calotropis gigantea arka uses, dose, side effects, ayurveda. The name apple of sodom and dead sea apple comes from the fact that the ancient authors.
Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. Other articles where calotropis procera is discussed. Calotropis procera asclepiadaceae grows in israel under extremely hot climatic conditions. Pharmacological studies on aerial parts of calotropis procera. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of the whole plant. There are two varieties of sodom apple, calotropis procera and calotropis gigantea, from the plant family apocynaceae that are native to north and tropical africa, western and south asia.
Calotropis procera asclepiadaceae is a wild shrub, which grows up to a height of m and its leaves are 10 cm wide by 1719 cm long. It is considered a weed in its native india but has also been utilized as a medicinal plant with many other uses too. Calotropis procera is a shrub or tree with lavender flowers and corklike bark. Cardinal temperatures for germination of most crop plants tend to be similar to those of normal vegetative growth gardner et al. Common names for the plant include apple of sodom, sodom apple, stabragh, kings crown, rubber bush, and rubber tree. Arka calotropis gigantea is a perennial shrub growing 2. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. By contrast, calotropis gigantea crownflower is a similar but tallergrowing species that typically rises to 15.
Classification for kingdom plantae down to species calotropis procera aiton w. Calotropis procera auricula tree, dead sea apple, sodom apple. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Calotropis procera, on the other hand, is also a nectar source for monarchs, hummingbirds, and bees. Niscairrhmd consult2008091144176 and the leaves were washed in running water and airdried. Its flowers are purple and white and the plant juice is poisonous. Leaves are simple, opposite, sub sessile, ovate and cordate at base. It is widely used in many ayurvedic treatments, both externally ksharasutra and internally. Small trees or shrubs, these two species are native to southern asia and africa and were introduced to south america and the islands of the caribbean, where they have naturalized. Study on antibacterial activity of calotropis procera. Extracts from the flowers of calotropis procera have shown strong cytotoxic activity. When fully established, it is droughtresistant and salttolerant. Herbaceous, lower portions woody, aerial, erect, branched, cylindrical, solid, lower portions smooth, upper portions covered with.
Learn more about calotropis uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain calotropis. Some plants used in folk medicine in jhenaidah district. Hence, it is distributed in tropical and subtropical. The plant is harvested from the wild for a wide range of uses, but is especially valued as a medicinal plant and source of fibre. It thrives on poor soils, particularly where overgrazing has removed competition from native grasses, and forms dense thickets which compete with native plant species and transform the appearance of savanna plant. Flower morphology is adapted towards the concealment of nectar, in order to protect it against robbery by ants and from evaporation. It has been widely naturalized elsewhere including australia, hawaii, california, and the caribbean and from mexico to. Calotrope calotropis procera is regarded as an environmental weed in the northern territory, western australia and queensland. The enzymes used for coagulation can be classified into four types based on their source as.
Pollinia while being inserted within the stigmatic chamber, are soaked in the liquid nectar which, by its concentration controls pollen germination. Aak, madar calotropis gigantea uses, benefits, dosage and properties. It is commonly known as apple of sodom, a name derived from the hebrew tapuah sdom. The calotropis gigantia latex had a completely b asic nature with a ph of 7. The plant is erect, tall, large, much branched and perennial with milky latex throughout.
Anticancer and antibacterial activity of calotropis. Calotropis procera a plant of traditional medicine in. The milky exudation from the plant is a corrosive poison. Auricula tree or calotropis procera is an erect, flowering shrub that grows up to 25 m tall. Morphoecological aspects on the pollination of calotropis.
Calotropin is similar in structure to two cardiac glycosides which are responsible for the cytotoxicity of apocynum cannabinum. Calotropis procera is an evergreen shrub growing to 4 m ft by 4 m ft at a medium rate. Often, its another variety calotropois procera is also used in the same name. Asclepiadaceae has been known to the traditional systems of medicine and plant known as madar in unani medicinal system.
It has bunch of waxy flowers that are white or lavender in color. The medicinal use of this plant was known to ancient egyptians, the excavation at helwan in egypt showed that the plant was. The latex of the calotropis of both the species were tested and was found completely varying in ph values. Calotropis procera, commonly called small crownflower or giant milkweed, is an upright, spreading, milkysapped, evergreen shrub or small tree of the milkweed family. Calotropis procera, apocynaceae, is a wild perennial shrub that originated in the persian deserts. Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory.
However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Calotropis procera known by the common names apple of sodom, sodom apple, mudar, or osher or stabragh. In this regard calotropis procera, a traditional medicinal plant has also been investigated to identify compounds having antibacterial activity against multidrug resistant microbes 8. In ancient ayurvedic medicine the plant calotropis procera linn. In studies in animals, calotropis has shown some activity against pain, inflammation, bacteria, fever, and. Issued as a pdf on the internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in benin. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. The plant has spread widely from its original range and has become naturalized in many areas of the tropics and subtropics. Calotropis procera are widely used traditional medicinal plant to treat various ailments. Biological morphology and ethanopharmocological importance. Calotropis procera is a species of flowering plant in the family apocynaceae that is native to north africa, tropical africa, western asia, south asia, and indochina. Calotropis gigantea, commonly called crown flower or giant milkweed, is a large shrub or small tree that is native to india, southern china, malaysia and indonesia, but has been extensively cultivated in tropical areas around the world. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in.
Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles were used in this study to investigate the physiological and pharmacological effects of the plant extracts from different solvents. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding. The green globes are hollow but the flesh contains a toxic milky sap that is. Widely it is used medicinally, to treat boils, infected wounds and other skin problems in people. The antimicrobial activity of the leaf extracts of. The analgesic activity of the crude extract and the fitoterapia, 636. Fresh leaves were collected from the calotropis procera plant growing in the medicinal garden of rajiv academy for pharmacy, mathura, u. Calotropis gigantea called swetarka and calotropis procera called raktarka. Shrivastava, suchita singh, sanchita singh department of botany and biotechnology govt. It is well known that the great apes use various plants for medicinal purposes 1, 2, which makes it more probable that early humans did the same also. Calotropis procera known by the common names apple of sodom, sodom apple, mudar, or osher or stabragh is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, apocynaceae, that is native to north africa, tropical africa, western asia, south asia, and indochina. Calotropis gigantea large milkweed leaves for caterpillars. Hepatoprotective effects of calotropis procera are also use as analgesic to give relive 10 gml from pain.
If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Calotropis a medicinal plant of family asclepiadaceae has been utilized in ayurveda, unani, siddha and many other traditional systems to cure diseases. Aiton asclepiadaceae, is a desert plant known as ushar or madar in greecoarab medicine. A large shrub, much branched, contains milky latex.
The two types of the plant are also known as the apple of sodom, desert apple, giant milkweed or sodoms milkweed, rubber bush, swallowwort, dead sea apple, and ushar arabic. The present study intended to investigate the effect of aqueous extract from calotropis procera l. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. It is known to provide key resources in degraded ecosystems to about 80 animal species. Calotropis procera is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, apocynaceae, that is native to north africa, tropical africa, western asia, south asia, and indochina. Antimicrobial activities of calotropis procera on selected. Calotropis procera auricula tree, dead sea apple, sodom. About the classification report about the classification download. The plant is one of the important traditional herbal medicines in every home of india. Medicinal plants, folk medicine, jhenaidah, bangladesh introduction medicinal plants have possibly played a pivotal role in the treatment of diseases since the advent of human beings. The phytochemical investigation of calotropis procera revealed the presence of cardenolides, flavonoids, and saponins. Finally, the cardinal temperature minimum or base, optimum and maximum. Calotropis procera plant finder missouri botanical garden.
The purpose of this study is to estimate the cardinal temperatures. The antimicrobial activity of the leaf extracts of calotropis procera. Calotropis procera giant milkweed tree monarch caterpillars. Germination experiments were designed to study the effect of the aqueous extract of calotropis procera plant on the germination of wheat triticum aestivum l. This milkweed family member typically grows to 815 tall. Phytochemical investigation of different plant parts of calotropis procera a. Phytochemistry and ethnopharmaceutics of calotropis procera oloumi h 3 extensively branched root system and thick leaves with waxy coverage are the xerophytic adaptations. Calotropis procera is regarded as useful medicinal plant and used in folk medicine. Aak, madar calotropis gigantea uses, benefits and dosage. Phytochemical investigation of different plant parts of. This site uses cookies to analyze traffic and for ads measurement purposes. Vegetative propagation through half stumps assumes a special importance as compared with the entire stumps because they help in faster multiplication of the parent genotype with plus characters, as each plant gives rise to 2 half stumps. Calotropis procera apocynaceae, a native of tropical africa, the middle east and the indian subcontinent, is a serious environmental and rangeland weed of australia and brazil.
However, for some species, cardinal temperatures for germination may differ from those of root or shoot elongation lawlor, 1987. Extraction and phytochemical investigation of calotropis. It typically grows to 68 rarely to as much as 15 tall. Pharmacognostic standardization of leaves of calotropis. Effect of latex extracts from euphorbia caducifolia and calotropis procera on rootknot nematode meloidogyne incognita infesting tomato and egg plant. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. By contrast, calotropis gigantea crownflower is a similar but tallergrowing species that typically rises to 15 tall.
The calotropis procera latex had an acidic nature with ph of 4. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental in the tropics, and is also sometimes grown for the fibre obtained from its stems, and for its medicinal uses. The tree seeds freely, and natural regeneration is common. Phytochemistry and ethnopharmaceutics of calotropis procera.
Calotropis contains chemicals that might help thin mucous and make it easier to cough up. The present data suggest that ethanol, butanol, and etoac extracts of calotropis procera have negative chronotropism and positive inotropism. The green fruits contain a toxic milky sap that is extremely bitter and turns into a gluey coating which is resistant to soap. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of the whole. The pungent latex extracted from the leaves and flowers of calotropis procera is processed and used in the commercial preparation of eye tonics.
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