Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Bark, root and latex
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Bark crushed with lime juice is used for skin diseases
- Medicated oil prepared with crushed roots are used for secondary syphilis
- Dried powder of root bark with bee honey is used to treat dysentery, enlargement of abdominal viscera, intestinal worms and jaundice
- Fresh latex is topically applied for ring worm of scalp
- North directed root is used as a snake repellent and to treat snake bites
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Flavonoid: lsorhamnetin glycosides, terpene: taraxasteryl acetate, pregnane glycosides: calotroposides C–G from aerial parts and roots
Bioactivity :
Latex: ingredient of the drug, ‘Swarnabhasma’ shows increased superoxide dismutase and catalase activity; alcohol extract of debarked roots: analgaesic, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative; root extract: antipyretic against yeast-induced and typhoid vaccine-induced fever
Clinical:
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