Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Asclepias curassavica
Scientific Name and Description
Asclepias curassavica L
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Asclepias nivea var. curassavica (L.) Kuntze
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | bastard ipecacuanha, blood flower, matac, swallow wort |
| Hindi | kakatundi, kaura-dodi, lalma |
| Kannada | chikka kaage thonde, hole chadaranga, hulugilu gida, kaakathundi, kaakatundi, kakatundi, kiria kaage thonde |
| Marathi | karki, kurki |
| Sanskrit | kakanasika, kakatundi |
| Tamil | ariyaman |
| Telugu | jilledu mandaara |
| Common name | tropical milkweed |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Flowers
Latex
Ethnopharmacology use
Asclepias curassavica L. Jilledu mandara Apocynaceae Whole plant Piles, gonorrhoea, tumors
Asclepias curassavica L
Habit- Perennial herb
Parts used - Root, leaves, latex, flowe
Application - Purgative; astringent; gonorrhea; good styptic; cancer; Skin diseases; anthelmintic
Treatment - General
References - Lingaraju et al. 2013
References
Literature
Literature
Lingaraju et al. 2013
DRAVYAGUNA VIGNANA VOL.2,5,5N Author - PROF. P.V. SHARMA
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Asclepias curassavica. (2024, June 16). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias_curassavica