The plant is one of the important traditional herbal medicines in every home of india. 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. Each flower consists of five pointed petals and a small, elegant crown rising from the centre, which holds the stamens. Calotropis procera is regarded as useful medicinal plant and used in folk medicine. Taking calotropis along with digoxin can increase the effects of digoxin and increase the risk of side effects. Li calotropis hamiltonii wight calotropis heterophylla wall.
The traditional folk healers use the milky latex of aak for several ailments. It has been widely naturalized elsewhere including australia, hawaii, california, and the caribbean and from mexico to. Aiton is a spreading shrub or mediumsized tree reaching 2. Medicinal properties of this plant are antimicrobial, anti. Cytotoxicity assessment of aqueous extract from root barks. Calotropis procera, a latex producing plant is known to possess medicinal. Calotropis procera is a perennial asian shrub with significant adaptation to adverse climate conditions and poor soils. The plant is erect, tall, large, much branched and perennial with milky latex throughout. Apple of sodom calotropis procera is a species of plant.
This milkweed family member typically grows to 815 tall. As of today we have 76,209,391 ebooks for you to download for free. It is a softwooded, evergreen perennial shrub and is not a human, friendly plant. Effect of latex extracts from euphorbia caducifolia and calotropis procera on rootknot nematode meloidogyne incognita infesting tomato and egg plant.
Study on antibacterial activity of calotropis procera. The aim of this study was to assess the total phenolic content tpc, antioxidant capacity by using different assay and phytochemical screening of. Evaluation of antihyperglycaemic activity of calotropis. They have been chosen as highlights of a particular topic, but do not represent the full range of images that are available on commons. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of the whole. Phytochemical analysis, antibacterial and antioxidant. Comparison of intensity and percolation of traditional knowledge of. Its flowers are slightly cupshaped in appearance and their relatively short and broad petals are whitish with purple tips.
Widely it is used medicinally, to treat boils, infected wounds and other skin problems in people. It is widely distributed in subtropical as well as tropical regions of the world. Asclepiadaceae is commonly distributed in tropical and subtropical arid regions of asia, middleeast and africa and is represented mainly by two calotropis procera and calotropis gigantean verma, 2010. Add a oneline explanation of what this file represents. Aiton,apocynaceae, popularly known as algodaodeseda, is a wild african bush, rich in bioactive substances that determine the medicinal potential of this species.
Calotrope calotropis procera is very similar to giant calotrope calotropis gigantea. Calotropis procera linn is an erect, tall, large, highly branched and perennial shrub or small tree that grows to a height of 5. It is commonly known as apple of sodom, a name derived from the hebrew tapuah sdom. Worldwide, it is known by various names such as swallowwort, dead sea apple, sodom apple or milk weed. In this study, we selected calotropis procera, a member of the asclepiadaceae family commonly called aak to evaluate the antioxidant potential of isolated endophytic fungi. Hexane soxhlet extractions of ovendried whole plants, stems, leaves and pods. Shrivastava, suchita singh, sanchita singh department of botany and biotechnology govt. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Calotropis belongs to asclepiadaceae or milkweed or ak family which includes 280 genera and 2,000 species of worldwide distribution but most abundant in the subtropics and tropics, and rare in cold countries. Biological activity of calotropis procera extracts 1081 introduction plants belonging to the asclepiadaceae family have a wide range of therapeutic activities.
Phytochemical investigation of different plant parts of calotropis procera a. In ancient ayurvedic medicine the plant calotropis procera linn. The antimicrobial activity of the leaf extracts of calotropis procera. Calotrope can readily become established on heavily grazed pastoral land or land disturbed by road making. The plants root system has been shown to break up and cultivate cropland. It has been naturalized in puerto rico, the united states virgin islands, hawaii, and southern california. Calotropis procera root extract has the capability to.
Calotropis procera simple english wikipedia, the free. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of the whole plant. 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. Given its increased salt and drought stress tolerance, c. Reference genes selection for calotropis procera under. An experiment was conducted on day old 168 broiler chicks to study the effect of 0.
Calotropis gigantea crown flower is a species of calotropis the giant milkweed, calotropis procera, is native to the old world from the arabian peninsula to west, north and east africa, also from southern asia to malaysia. Marcia calheiros chaves silva1, antonio batista da. Often, its another variety calotropois procera is also used in the same name. Phytochemical investigation on stem of calotropis procera ait. The calotropis procera latex had an acidic nature with ph of 4. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region in nepal, the latex is applied to sprains, body pains, boils and pimples. The calotropis gigantia latex had a completely b asic nature with a ph of 7. Therapeutic and biological activities of calotropis procera ait. Calotropis gigantea grows to a height of 8 to 10 ft 2. Anticancer and antibacterial activity of calotropis. The present study aimed to investigate, the larvicidal, adult emergence inhibition and oviposition deterrent activity of aqueous leaves extract of calotropis procera against anopheles arabiensis and culex quinquefasciatus as natural mosquito larvicide. Pdf therapeutic and biological activities of calotropis procera ait.
Calotropis procera extracts against seedborne fungi agrees with the work of abdulmoniem et al. Calotropis procera are widely used traditional medicinal plant to treat various ailments. Microsporium, trichophyton and epidermophyton by dilution agar method. 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. Dense thickets can form on alluvial flats and along rivers, reducing grazing and water access and substantially reducing the value of the country. Calotropis procera is a shrub or tree with lavender flowers and corklike bark. Jeyaparvathi abstract the study was carried out to determine the antifeedant activity of different solvent extracts 0.
The aim of this study is to document the medicinal plants in natural vegetation from mangitungi hills. In akund floss downy seed fibre obtained from calotropis procera and c. The present paper enumerates the medicinal uses of part of calotropis procera for. It is native to north africa, central africa, western asia, south asia, and indochina. Anticancer and cytotoxic properties of the latex of calotropis procera in a transgenic mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma. 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. Calotropis procera, commonly called small crownflower or giant milkweed, is an upright, spreading, milkysapped, evergreen shrub or small tree of the milkweed family. The latex of calotropis gigantea contains cardio glycosides, volatile fatty acids and calcium oxalate. Do not take calotropis if you are taking digoxin lanoxin without talking to your healthcare professional. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Calotropis procera grows as a weed in many areas of india, but it is also purposefully planted. A novel methodology was framed which included format design, information collection from rural area after field survey. 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.
View calotropis procera research papers on academia. The calotropis gigantia latex had a completely b asic. Antifungal activity of calotropis procera towards dermatoplaytes. Efficacy and phytochemical analysis of latex of calotropis procera. Calotrope calotropis procera department of agriculture and fisheries biosecurity queensland invasive plant. Calotropis procera is a wild growing plant that belongs to family asclepiadaceae. These two species can be distinguished by the following differences. It it has a deep taproot, 34 m deep, and a secondary root system with woody lateral roots that may rapidly regenerate adventitious. Calotropis procera plant finder missouri botanical garden. Ocular toxicity by latex of calotropis procera sodom apple. The fact is that we can obtain many of the presently available drugs, either directly. The leaves are sessile and subsessile, opposite, ovate, cordate at the base.
Antioxidant potential of a toxic plant calotropis procera. The maximum activity was recorded in chloroform extract followed by hexane, ethanol, acetone, ethyl acetate and methanol. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. It typically grows to 68 rarely to as much as 15 tall. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Population ecology and economic importance of calotropis. The genus calotropis is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of leprosy, ulcers, tumors, diseases of. It is a useful green manure and will be planted and plowed in before the real crop is sown. Effect of calotropis procera leaf extract on spodoptera litura fab. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed or swallowwort, is a common wasteland weed singh et al. Efficacy of leaves extract of calotropis procera ait.
Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Anticancer and cytotoxic properties of the latex of calotropis procera. The larvicidal activity was monitored against 2nd, 3rd and 4th instar larvae of each mosquito species 24 h posttreatment. Calotropis gigantea maycock, 1830 calotropis gigantea var. The genus calotropis is distributed around subtropical and tropical regions of asia and africa and is used in traditional medicine.
It is considered a weed in its native india but has also been utilized as a medicinal plant with many other uses too. Hepatoprotective effects of calotropis procera are also use as analgesic to give relive 10 gml from pain. It is widely used in many ayurvedic treatments, both externally ksharasutra and internally. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. The analgesic activity of the crude extract and the fitoterapia, 636. Digoxin lanoxin helps the heart beat more strongly. In israel, the native pollinators are carpenter bees xylocopa. Common names for the plant include apple of sodom, sodom apple, stabragh, kings crown, rubber bush, and rubber tree. By contrast, calotropis gigantea crownflower is a similar but tallergrowing species that typically rises to 15. Calotropis procera giant milkweed tree monarch caterpillars. The plant has oval, light green leaves and milky stem. This family includes about 280 genera and 8000 species which occur in tropical and in temperate regions all over the world.
Calotropis procera is a promising plant for an alternative antimycoplasmal agent because the crude acetone extract had a higher mycoplasmacidal activity than the conventional drug tylosin, which. Calotropis procera asclepiadaceae, commonly known as aak or madar plant is a perennial wild herb which plays various important ecological roles, ranging from settlement in sandy soils, prevention of soil erosion, natural reproduction and in. Family, apocynaceae is a toxic herb which was known to have great importance in the ayurveda. Calotropis procera is a medicinal plant which belongs to family asclepiadaceae, commonly it is known as aak plant. The green fruits contain a toxic milky sap that is extremely bitter and turns into a gluey coating which is resistant to soap. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. The present study was carried out to evaluate the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of leaves extracts of calotropis procera and calotropis gigantea and characterization of their bioactive metabolites by fourier transform infrared ftir spectroscopy and gas chromatographymass spectroscopy gcms. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa obtained from the east jeddah hospital was grown in muller hinton agar medium for 24 h. Asclepiadaceae has been known to the traditional systems of medicine and plant known as madar in unani medicinal system.
Antiedematogenic and antioxidant properties of high molecular. By contrast, calotropis gigantea crownflower is a similar but tallergrowing species that typically rises to 15 tall. Antibacterial activity of crude extract and latex crude was 20. Medicinal plants are used from the ancient time as the major sources of drugs. The plant is anthelmintic, the ashes act as an expectorant. Phytochemical investigation of different plant parts of. Calotropis procera belongs to family asclepediaceae. Calotropis procera belongs to the spurge family euphorbiaceae. Calotropis mudari hamilton calotropis persica gandoger calotropis procera aiton dryand. The pungent latex extracted from the leaves and flowers of calotropis procera is processed and used in the commercial preparation of eye tonics. Extraction and phytochemical investigation of calotropis.
College, patna, magadh university, bihar, india corresponding author a b s t r a c t keywords calotropis e pharmacology, m. Calotropis procerawas evaluated as a potential source of hydrocarbons. Total phenolic content and in vitro antioxidant activity. It has a deep taproot, 34 m deep, and a secondary root system with woody lateral roots that may rapidly regenerate adventitious shoots when the plant is injured. Metabolomic response of calotropis procera growing in the. Calotropis procera root extract has the capability to combat. Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects about 10% of the population. Calotropis gigantea arka uses, dose, side effects, ayurveda. The disc diffusion method was performed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of calotropis procera extract. Biological morphology and ethanopharmocological importance.
Aiton this is a gallery page containing specially selected images. Phytochemical investigation on stem of calotropis procera. Antimicrobial activities of calotropis procera on selected. Chloroform extract exhibited the best larvicidal activity against the s. Effect of calotropis procera leaf extract on spodoptera. In india, the plant is known as madar in hindi, orka in oriya, and alarka in sanskrit. It is a very common herb seen widely throughout india. Calotropis procera as a source of plant hydrocarbons springerlink. Protection afforded by methanol extract of calotropis procera latex in. The green globes are hollow but the flesh contains a toxic milky sap that is. 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.
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