Details of Plants:Calotropis gigantea

Plant details

Family: Asclepiadaceae
Phytochemicals

Asclepin
CHEMBL233903
Calactin
Calotoxin
Calotropin
Isorhamnetin 3-O-Rutinoside
Isovaleric Acid
Patulin
Phytosterols
Taraxasterol Acetate
Uscharin
glutathione
β-Amyrin
NE-statewise availability

Sikkim
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Sikkim: Ankh
Tripura: akanda
Ailments cured

Rheumatism
Sprain and swells
Plant parts used and methods

latex: Paste applied topically
Leaves: Ash infusion applied topically
Plant References

Debbarma. M; et al.Traditional Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants In Tribes Of Tripura In Northeast, India, Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med., 14 (4): 156-168, 2017.

Das. T; et al. Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic and Rural People in Eastern Sikkim Himalayan Region, African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 4 (1): 16-20, 2012.

Phytochemical References

Mohanraj, K; et al., IMPPAT: A curated database of Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics, Scientific reports, 8:4329, 2018.