Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.
Plant Synonyms
Asclepias gigantea L.
Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br. ex Schult.
Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze
Periploca cochinchinensis Lour.
Streptocaulon cochinchinense (Lour.) G. Don
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Safed ark, Madar, aak, aakdo, ag, ak, akan, akond, akond or akan, akro, ark, lalak, lalmadar, madar, mandara, moto aak, moto-aak, mudar, mudhar, safed aak, safed-akra, safedak, shiy-aak, Safed ark, Madar |
| Tamil | Erukku |
| Telugu | Yerragada,arkamu, ekke, jilledu, mandaaramu, mandaramu, nalla jelledu, nallajilledu, nellajeleroo, nellajilledo, nilledu, pachajilledu, raachajilledu, racajilledu, rachajilledu, ratsajilledu, tellajilledoo, tellajilledu, thellajilledu, uste |
| Marathi | Rui, Ark, aka, akanak, akanda, akda, akdachajhada, akra, arka, dhavi rui, lalakava, lalmadar, lalrui, muda, rui, ruvi |
| English | wara, yercum |
| Kannada | aarka, aekka, aekka maale, aekki gida, akarai, ake, arka, bili ekkada gida, ekka, ekkai, ekkamale, ekke, ekkemale, kari aekkada gida, mandaara, mandara, yekkada, yekkada gida, yekkadaguda, yekkamali, yekkamalle, yekke, yekkemale |
| Malayalam | belerica, belericu, bukam, dinesam, eri, ericu, erikka, erikku, erukku, vellaarike, vellerikku, yerica, yerika, yerrikku, yerriku |
| Sanskrit | aditya, aharbandhava, aharmani, aharpati, alarka, arka, arkah, arkavrikshaha, aryama, asphotaka, bhanu, bhaskara, buka, divakar, ganarupa, haridashva, himarati, jambhala, kharjjughna, kirtanuphala, kshiradala, kshirakandaka, kshiranga, kshiraparni, mandara, prabhakara, pratapa, pratapasa, puchhi, ravi, rupika, sadapushpa, sadapuspi, sadapyshpa, sadasuma, saptashva, savita, shitapushpaka, shukaphala, sukaphala, sunu, suryapattra, suryavgha, svaytaurkum, tapana, tulaphala, ushnarashmi, vasuka, vibhakara, vibhavasu, vikorana, vikshira, vivasvana, vivaswana |
| Tibetan | a rga, a-rka |
| Urdu | ab shir madar, akh ke phool, burg akh taza, gul madar, gule akh taza, madar (aak), roghan gul akh, shir madar, shri madar |
Antidote for: Snake bite
Part used: Latex
Formulations and application: Latex is applied externally as an antidote for snake bite
Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143
Botanical name : Calotropis gigantea (Linn) R.Br
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Part used: Latex
Antidote for: Snake bite
Formulations and application: Latex is applied externally as an antidote for snake bite
Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143
Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. Jilledu Apocynaceae Stem bark Knee pain
Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. Aak Asclepiadaceae Herb Stem latex cardiac glycosides, madrine, ꞵ-sitosterol, saponins, tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, Cardenolides, Benzoylinesolone and calotropons
Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Bark, latex, root, stem, flower, leaves
Application - Elephantiasis; snake bite; thorn induced wound; stomach ache; dog bite; epilepsy; leucorrhea; antibacterial; laxative; leprosy; abscess; leprotic wounds; eczema; intestinal worm; dyspepsia; herpes; pruritus; antiasthmatic; ulcers; foot problems; skin disease; diaphoretic
Treatment - Women; Men; Children; General; cattle
References - Kumar et al. 2007, Surveswaran et al. 2010
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medical Indications
Literature
Citations
Calotropis gigantea. (2024, April 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotropis_gigantea