Details of Calotropis gigantea


Summary
Statewise availability
Phytochemicals
  • Scientific Name:Calotropis gigantea
  • Genus:Calotropis
  • Species:gigantea
  • Family:Ranunculaceae
  • Synonym:Asclepias gigantea, Calotropis gigantea, Calotropis gigantea, Madorius giganteus, Periploca cochinchinensis,etc.
Ailments cured
Plant parts and method of its use
Vernacular name
  • Leaves : Taken orally
  • Leaves : Dried powder Taken orally
  • Leaves : Dried and eaten raw
  • Roots : Juice applied topically
  • Andhra Pradesh : Jilledu
  • Bihar : Safed madar
  • Chandigarh : Akanda
  • Chattisgarh : Arakha
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli : Rui
  • Goa : Rui
  • Jharkhand : Akanda
  • Karnataka : Ekka(Kan)
  • Lakshawadeep : Ruva
  • Maharastra : Rui
  • Puducherry : Erukku
  • Sikkim : Ankh
  • Tripura : akanda
  • Uttarakhand : Aak
  • West Bengal : Akanda