Calotropis species, crown flower, giant calotrope, giant. Calotropis gigantea produces specialized secondary metabolites known as. Calotropis procera belong to family asclepiadaceae potential anticancer properties due to its differentiable which is commonly known as giant swallow wort, targets and noninterference with regular pathway of milkweed. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Calotropis gigantea gigantic swallow wort in hyderabad im img 82.
Relative percentage inhibition of calotropis gigantea compare to standard antibiotics figure 2. The single layered epicarp develops from the outer epidermis of the ovary wall. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Mudarol, the chief resinol component of the root bark ofcalotropis gigantea, has been separated into two isomeric compounds by fractional crystallisation of the acetates and also by chromatographic adsorption analysis of the free alcohols. The effect of chromium on arbuscular mycorrhizal and. Calotropis is primarily harvested because of its distinctive medicinal properties. It is often dominant in areas of abandoned cultivation, especially on sandy soils in areas of low rainfall. Calotropis gigantea and calotropis procera are small shrub, which are used conventionally to treat many diseases such as cancer, diabetes and. This plant is great for a butterfly garden as it is a host plant for the caterpillars of the monarch butterfly. It is also found in coastal dunes, roadsides, watercourses and disturbed urban areas. Calotropis gigantea linn is a well known medicinal herb commonly known as milk weed and has been used in indian system of medicine. Preliminary phytochemical screening and gc ms issn profiling.
Introduction the wound may be defined as a loss or breaking of cellular and anatomic or functional continuity of living tissues. It has been reported as a traditional folkloric medicine for a variety of ailments. Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of calotropis gigantea root, latex extracts. Kumar et al, 2012 have described the phytochemical properties of calotropis gigantea commonly known as milk weed. It has one of the important traditional medicines to treat various ailments. The milky white endogenous latex, produced by the plant in appreciable amount, exhibits a variety of.
Calotropis gigantea leaf extract increases the efficacy of. Phytochemical investigation of different plant parts of calotropis procera a. The leaves are broadly elliptical to oblongobovate in shape, with the size of 9. Calotropis procera, calotropis gigantea, traditional knowledge. The extractions from latex are quit tricky in context with preparation of latex for the extraction purpose. Invitro studies on calotropis procera leaf extracts as inhibitors of. It can be concluded from this study that the calotropis procera extracts could. Giant milkweed has a large silver leaf and gets a unique purple flower. The leaves of calotropis gigantea are traditionally used in the treatment of paralysis, arthralegia, swellings. Asclepiadaceae has been known to the traditional systems of medicine and plant known as madar in unani medicinal system.
The aim of this study to screen the phytochemicals present in the flower extract by gcms analysis. 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 gigantea is a well known medicinal herb commonly known as madar has been used in unani, ayurveda, and siddha system of medicine for years. 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. Review of literature ayurvedic system of medicine is widely practised and accepted by an estimated 65% of. The larvicidal and antimicrobial activity against gram positive and gram negative bacteria were analysed. This plant is popularly known because it produces large quantity of latex. In acetic acid induced writhing test, an inhibition of 20. Flavonol glycosides from calotropis gigantea sciencedirect. Calotropis contains chemicals that might help thin mucous and make it easier to cough up. Calotropis procera giant milkweed tree monarch caterpillars.
Extraction of plant latex is a complex emulsion of polymer micro particles in an aqueous medium. Recent studies have shown that these proteins can effectively cause inactivation of dengue process in humans. Calotropis gigantea fiber cgf is obtained from the fruit of c. This milkweed family member typically grows to 815 tall. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. A large shrub, much branched, gregarious, young branches covered with white, cottony hairs, contains milky latex. Calotropis gigantea white asclepiadaceae, is a weed plant commonly known as giant milkweed. The mesocarp which develops form the mesodermis is distinguished into outer, middle and inner zones. Secondary metabolites of the plants, including herbs and weeds are used as. To facilitate its practical applications, polyether sulfone pes assisted shape construction of cgf was proposed here for preparing a. In studies in animals, calotropis has shown some activity against pain, inflammation, bacteria, fever, and. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany. Calotropis procera linn is an erect, tall, large, highly branched and perennial shrub or small tree that grows to a height of 5. This page was last edited on 8 january 2016, at 11.
Click here for more milkweed ideas to enhance your monarch butterfly garden. The shrub is considered a weed in its native india but has also been used traditionally as a medicinal plant. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. A new cytotoxic pregnanone from calotropis gigantea mdpi. Effect of chloroform extracts of calotropis gigantea leaf and flower on glucose tolerance in normal rats. The best approach is usually to combine different methods. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of the whole. Calotropis is a shrub or tree with lavender flowers and corklike bark. Its a statuesque plant that likes part shade, sandy soil, and fairly dry conditions. The first species being abundant while the second being restricted to forest areas. It also has tannins, latex, rubber and a dye that are used in industrial practices. Besides isolation and characterization of isorhamnetin3orutinoside, isorhamnetin3oglucopyranoside and taraxasteryl acetate, a new flavonol trisaccharide was isolated from the aerial parts of calotropis gigantea, and its structure was established as isorhamnetin3o2o. The alcoholic extract of the flowers of calotropis gigantea was administered orally and explored for its analgesic activity in chemical and thermal models in mice. Pdf insecticidal property of calotropis gigantea against.
Genome assembly and annotation of the medicinal plant. Hepatoprotective activity of calotropis gigantea root bark. Shrivastava, suchita singh, sanchita singh department of botany and biotechnology govt. It is widely used in many ayurvedic treatments, both externally ksharasutra and internally.
Phytochemical investigation of different plant parts of. Calotropis procera is regarded as useful medicinal plant and used in folk medicine. Calotropis gigantea produces specialized secondary metabolites known as cardenolides, which have anticancer and antimalarial properties. Asclepiadaceae yields two new phytoconstituents procerursenyl acetate and proceranol together with the known compounds ndotriacont6ene, glyceryl monooleolyl2phosphate, methyl myrisate, methyl behenate and glyceryl1,2dicapriate3phosphate.
Neighborjoining gene trees were constructed using default. Traditionally calotropis is used alone or with other medicinals caius 1986 to treat common. Giant milkweed can be used as a substitute for other milkweeds or as a supplement to the ones you already have. Br asclepiadaceae is a xerophytic, erect shrub, growing widely throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of asia and africa. Calotropis is a genus of plants that produce milky sap hence also commonly called milkweed. It has clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in colour. The ph of latex of these two species has been found different in the present study. Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of calotropis native to cambodia, indonesia. Other articles where calotropis gigantea is discussed. Although transcriptomic studies have been conducted in other cardenolideproducing species, no nuclear genome assembly for an asterid cardenolideproducing species has been reported to date. Calotropis a medicinal plant of family asclepiadaceae has been utilized in ayurveda, unani, siddha and many other traditional systems to cure diseases. Biological morphology and ethanopharmocological importance. As vicki from tampa writes, cats like tropical milkweed and native milkweed better than the tough leaves of calotropis, but ill continue to grow it for its beauty. The latex of calotropis gigantea contains cardiac glycosides, fatty acids, and calcium oxalate.
The plant has oval, light green leaves and milky stem. Management of invasive alien insect, the papaya mealy bug, paracoccus marginatus is of great importance because it even threatened tree species of economic importance. 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. Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of. Asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed or swallowwort, is a common wasteland weed singh et al. The leaves are sessile and subsessile, opposite, ovate, cordate at the base. As an important medicinal shrub and a fiber resource plant, there is an urgent need for developing molecular markers to facilitate breeding and genetic improvement of varieties. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about calotropis species, crown flower, giant calotrope, giant milkweed, swallowwort calotropis gigantea supplied by member gardeners in. Sep 22, 2015 the sodom apple calotropis gigantea, a member of the asclepiadaceae family, is a large evergreen shrub native to continental asia and northern africa.
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. Preliminary phytochemical screening and gc ms issn. Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of calotropis native to cambodia, indonesia, malaysia, the philippines, citation needed thailand, sri lanka, india, china, pakistan, nepal, and tropical africa. Dengu virus has seven major non structural proteins which are considered to be most effective for drug designing. Population ecology and economic importance of calotropis. Relative percentage inhibition of calotropis gigantea results of mic are reported in table 3. Calotropis gigantea, antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity, ethnobotany, phytochemistry. Plant details information about calotropis gigantea plant. Calotropis gigantea linn apocynaceae is a glabrous or hoary, laticiferous shrubs or small trees, about 34 m tall commonly known as the swallowwort or milkweed. Calotropis gigantea linn asclepiadaceae a widely growing plant has been reported to possess number of medicinal properties.
Antibacterial activity of aqueous extract of calotropis. Giganteol which was first obtained from the stem bark is one of them and a new triterpene alcohol, isogiganteol is the other. It is native to north africa, tropical africa, apoptosis 6. Antioxidant, antimicrobial activities and gcms analysis. Pdf merge combine pdf files free tool to merge pdf online. In this study, using the illumina high throughput sequencing.
Information system techniques to merge points of occurrence in the database with corresponding ecoregions sensu olson et al. The ark plant with white flowers is a superior variety and is referred to as calotropis procera. The sodom apple calotropis gigantea, a member of the asclepiadaceae family, is a large evergreen shrub native to continental asia and northern africa. Insecticidal property of calotropis gigantea against.
Group 5rats were pretreated with calotropis gigantea root bark extract at a dose of 400 mgkg orally as a fine suspension in 0. Seed dispersal and population growth of the weed calotropis procera in northern australia 62. The antidiabetic effect of cecgl and cecgf extracts for 27 days of treatment were found to be effective even at an oral dose of 10 mgkg p calotropis procera ait. The leaves are broadly elliptical to oblongobovate in shape, with the size of 920 cm x 612.
The plant is known for antioxidant, hepatoprotective, analgesic, inflammatory, antidiarrhoeal. Crown flower calotropis gigantea is a species of plant. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using calotropis. Soda pdf merge tool allows you to combine pdf files in seconds. Calotropis gigantea, wound healing, excision wound, incision wound, framycetin sulphate cream.
Comparison of intensity and percolation of traditional knowledge of. Calotropis gigantea grows to a height of 8 to 10 ft 2. Calotropis gigantea large milkweed leaves for caterpillars. Traditionally calotropis is used alone or with other medicinals caius 1986 to treat common disease such. Calotropis gigantea arka uses, dose, side effects, ayurveda. Percentage mortality of mosquito larvae after exposure to various concentrations of nano silver particles. Owing to inherent hydrophobicoleophilic property, cgfbased materials have been designed and developed into one kind of green oil sorbents. Widely it is used medicinally, to treat boils, infected wounds and other skin problems in people. The mesocarp which develops form the mesodermis is distinguished into. The wood yields a fibrous substance that is used for rope, fishing line and thread. The root and latex of calotropis gigantea were screened for its antimicrobial and phytochemical activities. Calotropis gigantea and calotropis procera are to a great extent having a very similar chemical properties, but the colours of their flowers are different. The antidiabetic effect of cecgl and cecgf extracts for 27 days of treatment were found to be effective even at an oral dose of 10 mgkg p calotropis gigantea and c.
Conclusion plant mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using calotropis gigantea leaf extract was done. It is noted for its upright growth, milky sap, pale purple or white crown. It is commonly referred to as ark, swallowwart or milkweed and it occurs frequently in indonesia, malaysia, china, and the indian subcontinent as wasteland weed. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Calotropis gigantea called swetarka and calotropis procera called raktarka. Chemical composition of calotropis gigantea springerlink. Kshirsagar et al, 2010 have described the acute and subacute toxicity of the ethanolic extract from calotropis gigantea r. Calotropis procera becomes highly pubescent in the young fruit, but scabrous in the mature fruit. The latex of calotropis gigantea contains cardio glycosides, volatile fatty acids and calcium oxalate. Plants profile for calotropis gigantea giant milkweed. Calotropis gigantea belongs to family asclepiadaceae. It is a very common herb seen widely throughout india. Growing calotropis gigantea in the villages, fl zone 9a. Research article studies on anticonvulsant activity.
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