Health Benefits
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Tuesday, May 13
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest
    Health Benefits
    • Home
    • Dental Health
    • Mental Health
    • Weight Loss
    • Health Wiki
    • Nutrition
    • Healthy Recipe
    Health Benefits
    Home»Herbs and Spices»Facts about Apple of Sodom
    Herbs and Spices

    Facts about Apple of Sodom

    By SylviaFebruary 27, 2018Updated:February 28, 2018No Comments14 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

    Facts about Apple of Sodom

    Calotropis procera commonly known as Apple of Sodom is a species of flowering plant in the Milkweed family, Asclepiadaceae that is native to West Africa as far south as Angola, North and East Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, southern Asia, and Indochina to Malaysia. The species is now naturalized in Australia, many Pacific islands, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands. Other common names of the herb include Sodom apple, stabragh, kapok tree, king’s crown, rubber bush, or rubber tree, Calotropis, auricula tree, cabbage tree, calotrope, camel tree, Dead Sea fruit, desert wick, French cotton, giant milkweed, Indian milkweed, mudar fiber, mudar plant, rooster tree, Sodom’s milkweed and swallow-wort. Genus name comes from the Greek words kalos meaning beautiful and tropos meaning boat in reference to the flowers. Specific epithet from Latin means tall. Sodom’s apple milkweed exudes a milky white sap (latex) when the plant is cut or broken, which although toxic is widely used in many traditional medicines.

    Plant Description

    Apple of Sodom is an erect, flowering shrub or small tree that grows about 2-5 m (max. 6) tall that is found growing in beachfront dunes, roadsides, watercourses, disturbed urban areas as well as on semi-arid conditions on deep, sandy soils, rubbish heaps, cultivated and fallow land and waste places. The plant grows well on the sandy calcareous soils of coastal areas. Giant milkweed has a very deep, stout taproot with few or no near-surface lateral roots. Giant milkweed roots were found to have few branches and reach depths of 1.7 to 3.0 m in Indian sandy desert soils. Stem is round, usually simple (rarely branched), pale green, thickly covered with hoary pubescence which readily rubs off. The bark is corky, furrowed, and light gray. It appears in irregular short pieces, slightly quilled or curved and about 0.3 – 0.5 cm thick. The external portion is grayish-yellow, soft and spongy. The internal portion is yellowish-white. The fracture is short. A copious white sap flows whenever stems or leaves are cut.

    Leaves

    Opposite leaves are oblong obovate to nearly orbicular, short-pointed to blunt at the apex and have very short petioles below a nearly clasping, heart-shaped base. The leaf blades are light to dark green with nearly white veins. They are 7 to 18 cm long and 5 to 13 cm broad, slightly leathery, and have a fine coat of soft hairs that rub off.

    Flower & Fruit

    The fragrant flowers are 2.5 cm in diameter and form umbel-like flower clusters. The erect petals are whitish and have purple spots on the upper half. The bracts of the corolla are smooth or downy with a divided tip.  Fruit is inflated, sub-globose, ellipsoid or ovoid, recurved follicle 7.5 to 10 cm long by 5 to 7.5 cm wide that split and invert when mature to release light-brown, broadly ovate, flattened, 3.2 cm with a tuft of white hairs at one end.  A white milky sap is exuded from any wound on the plant.

    Apple of Sodom Image Gallery
    Apple-of-Sodom--Plant Apple-of-Sodom--Plant
    Apple-of-Sodom--Plant-growing-wild Apple-of-Sodom--Plant-growing-wild
    Closer-view-of-flower-of-Apple-of-Sodom Closer-view-of-flower-of-Apple-of-Sodom

    Dehisced-seedpod-releasing-seeds Dehisced-seedpod-releasing-seeds
    Dried-Flower-of-Apple-of-Sodom Dried-Flower-of-Apple-of-Sodom
    Flower-&-Fruit-of-Apple-of-Sodom Flower-&-Fruit-of-Apple-of-Sodom

    Flower-of-Apple-of-Sodom Flower-of-Apple-of-Sodom
    Fruit-and-seeds-of-Apple-of-Sodom Fruit-and-seeds-of-Apple-of-Sodom
    Fruit-displaying-seed-in-Apple-of-Sodom-plant Fruit-displaying-seed-in-Apple-of-Sodom-plant

    Fruits-of-Apple-of-Sodom Fruits-of-Apple-of-Sodom
    Leaves-of-Apple-of-Sodom Leaves-of-Apple-of-Sodom
    Plant-Illustration-of-Apple-of-Sodom Plant-Illustration-of-Apple-of-Sodom

    Plant-Sketch-of-Apple-of-Sodom Plant-Sketch-of-Apple-of-Sodom
    Seeds-of-Apple-of-Sodom Seeds-of-Apple-of-Sodom
    Sodom-Apple-on-the-plant Sodom-Apple-on-the-plant

    Traditional uses and benefits of Apple of Sodom

    • Roots are poisonous and used for treating snakebites.
    • Latex is used against ringworm and as laxative.
    • An infusion of bark powder is used in the treatment and cure of leprosy and elephantiasis.
    • Extremely poisonous roots are used in the treatment of snakebites.
    • Leaves are used for the treatment of asthma.
    • Milky sap is used as a rubefacient and is also strongly purgative and caustic.
    • Latex is used for treating ringworm, guinea worm blisters, scorpion stings, venereal sores and ophthalmic disorders.
    • Its use in India in the treatment of skin diseases has caused severe bullous dermatitis leading sometimes to hypertrophic scars.
    • Local effect of the latex on the conjunctiva is congestion, epiphora and local anesthesia.
    • Flower is used in the treatment of asthma and catarrh.
    • Twigs are applied for the preparation of diuretics, stomach tonic and anti-diarrhoetics and for asthma.
    • It is also used in abortion, as an anthelmintic, for colic, cough, whooping cough, dysentery, headache, lice treatment, jaundice, sore gums and mouth, toothache, sterility, swellings and ulcers.
    • Latex of the plant is processed and used in the treatment of paralysis, vertigo, swelling in the joints, baldness, rheumatoid problems, hair loss issues, intermittent fever and tooth aches.
    • Powdered root used in asthma, bronchitis, and dyspepsia.
    • Root bark is also used for cure elephantiasis in south India.
    • Juice is taken by women that work as an abortifacient to induce abortion.
    • Powdered leaves are used for the fast healing of wounds.
    • Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of India recommends the use of the root and leaf of this plant in Asthma and shortness of breath.
    • Stem bark is recommended in liver and spleen diseases.
    • Hot poultice are made from the leaves and applied to the joints to relieve pain and inflammation in arthritis and other joint disorders.
    • Calotropis root bark and flowers used in cough and asthma and effective in treating respiratory disorders.
    • Researches have shown that Ark has the potential to be used as anticancer, anticoagulant and anti-fungal agent.
    • Leaves of Arka with salt are used as very effective herbal combinations for gastritis.
    • Juice squeezed from fresh leaves is used to treat bite wounds in rural areas (dog bites, scorpion Ascites: Apply the latex of Sodom stings etc.)
    • Mixture of its latex, turmeric and sesame oil is useful in treating scabies.

    Ayurvedic Health benefits of Apple of Sodom

    • Ascites: Apply the latex of Sodom locally on the affected areas.
    • Leprosy: Use the latex of Sodom plant on the affected skin.
    • Leucoderma: Apply the latex of Sodom on the skin patches.
    • Ringworms: Apply the milky fluid of Sodom plant over infected skin.
    • Stings: Locally apply the milk fluid of Sodom plant on the damaged skin.
    • Deafness: Take a ripe yellow leaf of Sodom. Warm it. Squeeze the leaf juice drops in ears. Use it for 2 weeks.
    • Caries: Apply the latex of Sodom on the affected teeth.
    • Gastroenteritis: Roast the leaves of Sodom and apply locally.
    • Swelling: Apply the roasted leaves of Sodom over the affected area.
    • Headache: Warm the leaves of Sodom. Tie it with cotton cloth on the forehead.
    • Antidote: Chew the leaves of Sodom once a day. OR Crush roots of Sodom and apply it over bitten area.
    • Fever: Mix equal quantity leaf juice of Sodom with honey. Take 1 tsp of it repeatedly after 1 hour.
    • Aphthous Ulcers: Add 1 tsp honey in same quantity latex of Sodom. Apply it over affected areas.
    • Ascaris: Consume mixture of Sodom leaf juice and honey twice a day.
    • Dental Diseases: Externally apply latex of Sodom plant over dental problems.
    • Analgesic: Apply latex of Sodom over painful areas.
    • Tumor: Consume 3 ml root extract of Sodom. Have it once a day.
    • Diabetes: Consume 1 g dry latex of Sodom twice a week.
    • Liver diseases: Take some leaves and flowers of Sodom. Make its decoction. Have 10 ml of it twice a day.
    • Abscess: Mix the latex of Sodom with turmeric powder to make a paste. Apply it over the affected areas.
    • Abscess: Soak few carom seeds in the latex of Sodom overnight. Roast the soaked seeds over flame. Grind them to make a fine powder. Mix 1 tsp of the powder with yogurt. Apply it on the damaged skin.
    • Acne: Mix some carom seeds with the milky sap of Sodom. Leave it overnight. Roast the soaked seeds and grind them. Mix 1 tsp of the powder with yogurt. Apply it on the affected areas.
    • Asthma: Take equal amount of Sodom flowers, cloves and black pepper. Grind them together. Mix a pinch of this mixture with Luke warm water. Drink this water once a day. (Do not use in excess as it may cause diarrhea and vomiting.)
    • Bronchitis: Grind the root bark of Sodom. Mix it with date palm sugar. Take a pinch of it during bedtime with warm milk. (Excess use may cause Diarrhea.)
    • Cold: Mix date palm sugar with Sodom root bark powder. Take 2 pinch of it with warm milk at night.
    • Cough: Take root bark of Sodom. Grind it to make powder. Add date palm sugar in it. Take quarter tsp of the mixture with warm milk during bedtime. Use it once a day.
    • Fatigue: Take mixture of date palm sugar and Sodom root bark powder during bed time. (Excess use may cause vomiting.)
    • Insect bites: Make a mixture of Sodom root bark powder and date palm sugar by taking them in equal ratio. Take ¼ tsp with warm milk at night. Use it for 4 days.
    • Leprosy: Take root bark powder of Sodom. Add same quantity of date pam sugar in it. Take a pinch of it with warm milk after dinner. (Do not use repeatedly as it may cause diarrhea.)
    • Cholera: Grind the root and bark of Sodom to make a fine powder. Add some ginger juice and black pepper. Mix properly to make a thick paste. Make pea sized pills of it. Make a decoction of Cardamom and mint leaves. Take 1 pill with the decoction after every 2 hours. Use it for 5 days.
    • Cold: Take boiled rice in a cup. Add 5 ml Sodom latex. Put it under sun to dry for 1 week. Repeat the whole process by adding 15 ml latex. Grind to make a powder. Add some camphor powder in it. Use it as snuff.
    • Cough: Add 1 tsp milky sap of Sodom in 1 cup boiled rice. Dry it under sun for 7 days. Now again add 3 tsp latex in it and dry again. Grind to make powder. Add camphor powder in it and use as snuff.
    • Colic: Take 4 g of Sodom flower, black salt and carom seeds. Add 8 g dried ginger in it. Grind them to make powder. Make a thick paste by adding lime juice in it. Make small pills of equal size with it. Take 1 pill per day with warm water.
    • Stomach ache: Grind 1 tsp of Sodom flower, black salt, carom seeds and 2 tsp of dried ginger to make powder. Make dough like consistency by adding lime juice in it. Make pills of it. Have one pill per day with warm water.
    • Earache: Extract the juice of ripe yellow leaves of Sodom. Take quarter tsp of it and add same amount of sesame oil. Now add quarter tsp of sweet flag powder, cinnamon, garlic and 2 tsp of Asafoetida powder. Boil the mixture until it gets thick. Filter it through a piece of cloth. Cool it and use as ear drops.
    • Ear Discharge: Mix 3 grams each of Sodom leaves juice, sesame oil, powder of Sweet flag, Cinnamon and garlic. Add 12 g Asafoetida powder in it. Boil until it gets thick. Filter through a piece of cloth. Cool it and use as an ear drops.
    • Headache: Take 500 ml of sesame oil. Add two tbsp of Sodom flower juice, turmeric powder, garlic paste, black pepper powder each. Boil over a low flame till it thickens. Cool it and put it in a bottle. Take 3-4 tbsp of oil and massage the scalp with it. Use it thrice a week.
    • Asthma: Take equal amount of Emetic nut, Sodom root, Licorice. Grind them together. Have 2 pinches once a day with water.
    • Cold: Take emetic nuts, liquorice, Sodom in equal amount. Powder them together. Have one pinch once a day. It gives relief in cold conditions.
    • Bronchitis: Mix dried Sodom flowers, black pepper and clove in 4:2:1 ratio. Grind them to make a powder. Consume 3 g of it with lukewarm water.
    • Earache: Take 125 gm. juice of Datura Stramonium leaves and same amount of sesame oil. Mix well. Boil in a tin vessel for 5 to 10 minutes on medium flame till the juice remains half. Add 5-6 leaves of Sodom and a pinch of salt in it. Boil till it gets a thick consistency. Strain and let it cool. Put 2 to 3 drops of this solution in the affected areas twice a day.
    • Asthma: Take Ziziphus Xylopyrus roots, Sodom stem bark, Erythroxylum monogynum stem bark, Indian Kino stem bark and 10 dry Cayenne peppers. Grind them all to make a fine powder. Consume quarter tsp of each of the herb powder for 3 days with 1 liter of water once a day.

    Culinary Uses

    • Flower shoots are eaten young and raw.
    • Leaves are occasionally eaten.
    • Leaves are used for making an alcoholic drink.
    • Sap is added to milk to help it coagulate in Ethiopia.
    • Leaves have been used as a soup ingredient in sauces.

    Other facts

    • Seed capsules, on the other hand, are used as stuffing material in mattresses.
    • Stems are further produce good charcoal and are termite resistant.
    • Mudar Gummi, a rubber material, is also obtained from Auricula tree.
    • Plant can help improve soil water conditions and also acts as a soil binder.
    • White, silky, strong, cylindrical, flexible and durable stem fiber used for various purposes, such as for making ropes, to form cheap cots, gunny bags, bow strings, fishing nets, and in the manufacture of paper, pulp and duplicating stencils.
    • Strong inner bark fibers produce a binding material and are processed into fabrics.
    • The floss from the seeds, which is about 2 – 3.5 cm long, white silky and strong, is used as an inferior stuffing for mattresses and pillows as well as for weaving into a strong cloth.
    • Floss may also substitute cotton wool for surgical purposes.
    • Plant is the source of a rubber-like product called Mudar Gummi.
    • Liquid latex can be used as a renewable source of hydrocarbons and intermediate energy resources.
    • Leafy branches are said to deter ants.
    • Macerated bark extract can be used for dyes.
    • Stems are termite proof and are used for roofing and building huts.
    • Very light wood can also be used for fishing net floats.
    • Wood is a source of charcoal, used for making gunpowder.
    • Stems produce a good charcoal, while the stem pith makes good tinder.
    • Plant is occasionally grown as an ornamental in dry or coastal areas because it is handsome, of a convenient size, and is easy to propagate and manage.
    • Sheep, goats, and camels will eat the leaves of giant milkweed during droughts, but consumption is low.
    • If the leaves are chopped and mixed with other feed, consumption greatly increases with no ill effects.
    • Fermented mixture of Calotropis and salt is used to remove the hair from goat skins for production of “nari leather” and of sheep skins to make leather which is much used for inexpensive book-binding.
    • Apple of Sodom produces approximately 300 berries per plant with 50 seeds per berry resulting in 1,500 seeds per plant.
    • Latex has been used as a hunting poison and fish poison, and sometimes used for criminal purposes, often in combination with Strophanthus spp.
    • Decoction of the bark or the latex or the ash from the stem is used in veterinary medicine for treating parasitic skin diseases and scabies in cattle, camels and goats.
    • Stem bark is considered to stimulate lactation in cattle.
    • Nectar of the flowers is considered toxic, and gives honey a bad taste. Beekeepers therefore often cut the plants nearby hives.

    Precautions

    • Juice of the plant is poisonous it has been used as an infanticide in Africa.
    • Both the bark and the latex are widely used as arrow and spear poisons.
    • Latex is cardio toxic with the active ingredient being calotropin.
    • All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested.
    • Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction.
    • Consult a doctor before using.
    • Avoid use during pregnancy and breast feeding.
    • Latex is toxic and can cause rash, blisters and serious inflammations in sensitive persons and it may lead to blindness.
    • Ingesting larger doses of latex produce toxic symptoms like burning in the throat, irritation of the stomach, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, vertigo and convulsions.
    • Very high dosages may cause death.
    • It should not be given to small children.

    References:

    https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=30332#null

    https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/32070/

    http://www.hear.org/pier/species/calotropis_procera.htm

    https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Calotropis+procera

    http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2693668

    http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2693668

    https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/16848

    http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=276915&isprofile=0&

    https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/calotr09.html

    https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAPR

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotropis_procera

    http://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Calotropis_procera_(PROTA)

    78%
    78%
    Awesome

    Comments

    comments

    A Herbs and Spices
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Previous ArticleHealth Benefits of Black Rice
    Next Article Health Benefits of Cat’s Claw

    Related Posts

    Uses of Monkey Pitcher plant

    April 16, 2024

    Traditional uses and benefits of Wild Marigold

    March 21, 2024

    Traditional uses and benefits of Drooping fig

    March 12, 2024

    Comments are closed.

    Apple of Sodom Facts

    Apple of Sodom Quick Facts
    Name: Apple of Sodom
    Scientific Name: Calotropis procera
    Origin North Africa, Tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia, and Indochina
    Shapes Inflated, sub-globose, ellipsoid or ovoid, recurved follicle, 7.5-10.0 cm.
    Taste Bitter, salty, Astringent
    Health benefits Cure of leprosy and elephantiasis, asthma and catarrh, treats whooping cough, dysentery, headache, lice treatment, jaundice, sore gums and mouth
    Name Apple of Sodom
    Scientific Name Calotropis procera
    Native North Africa, Tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia, and Indochina
    Common Names Apple of Sodom, Sodom apple, stabragh, kapok tree, king’s crown, rubber bush, or rubber tree, Calotropis, auricula tree, cabbage tree, calotrope, camel tree, dead sea fruit, desert wick, French cotton, giant milkweed, Indian milkweed, mudar fibre, mudar plant, roostertree, Sodom’s milkweed,  swallow-wort
    Name in Other Languages Arabic: Ushar, Ashkhar, dead sea plant; kisher; usar; usher
    Assamese:  Akan, Akand
    Bahamas: St. Thomas bush; wild cotton; wild down.
    Bengali: Akanda (আকন্দ), Akone
    Brazil: Hortencia; saco de bode; seda.
    Chinese: Bai hua niu jiao gua (白花牛角瓜)
    Cuba: Algodon americano; algodon de judea; estrella de Holanda; estrella del norte
    Dominican Republic: Algodon extranjero
    East Africa: Mpamba mwitu
    English: Akund, French-cotton, Prince-of-Wales crown, Sodom’s-milkweed, Sodom-apple, Apple-of-Sodom, Auricula-tree, Cabbagetree, Camelweed, Giant-milkweed, Kapok tree, Mudar, Roostertree, Rubber bush, Rubber tree, Small crownflower, Swallowwort, calotropis, mudra, French cotton, madar, Prince-of-Wales crown, auricula tree, camel tree, dead sea fruit, desert wick, giant milkweed, Indian milkweed, mudar fibre,  mudar plant, sodom apple, Sodom’s milkweed
    Ethiopia: Akalo, dinda, ghinda, ghindae, quimbo, tobiaw
    Finnish: Sodomanmadari
    French: Arbre à soie, Calotrope, bois canon, calotrope, arbre a soie du Senegal; coton soie; pomme de sodome
    Gambia: Kipapa
    German: Mudarpflanze, Oscherstrauch, Fettblattbaum, Oscher, Sodomsapfel, Mudarstrauch
    Gujarati: Aakdo (આકડો)
    Hindi: Akada, Arka(अर्क), Arki (अर्की), आकडा, Mudar (मुदर), Safed-ak (सफ़ैद आक), aak, alarka, chinnajlleedu, mandara, mar, oriya, orkho, rui, sans, vellerukku, akond, arkh, akvana
    Italian: Calotropo
    Jamaica: Dumb cotton
    Kannada: Bili Yekkada Gida, Kempu Ekka
    Kashmiri: Acka
    Lesser Antilles: Bwa kannon, bwa peta, cow heelm, laswa, milk bush, monkey apple, puk puk, sprain leaf
    Malayalam: Chiterikk (ചിറ്റെരിക്ക്), Neela Eukku
    Marathi: Arka(अर्क), Arki (अर्की), Rui
    Nepali: Seto Aank (सेतो आँक), Bahramaase Aank (बाह्रमासे आँक), Aank (आँक)
    Nigeria: Tumfafia
    Oriya : Arakha
    Pakistan: Ak
    Persian: Kharak
    Portuguese: Algodão-de-seda, Saco-de-velho,
    Punjabi: Ak
    Sanskrit: Alarka, mandara, Arka (अर्क), Arki (अर्की), Alarka (अलर्क), Shwetarka (श्वेतार्क), toolaphala, vikirana, asfota
    Senegal: Faftan
    Somalia: Boah
    Spanish: Calotropis, algodón de seda, bomba, algodon extranjero; cazuela; malcascada; mata de seda; mudar; tula, árbol de la seda
    Sudan: Usher wood
    Swedish: Gråbladig kronbuske
    Tamil: Vellerukku (வெள்ளெருக்கு), Vellai Erukku (வெள்ளை எருக்கு)
    Telegu: Alarkasakamu (అలర్కశాకము), Jilledu (జిల్లేడు), Mandaram
    Tulu:  Ekkame
    Turkish: Ipekag
    Unani: Madaar, Aak
    Urdu:  Aak, Madar
    Venezuela: Gallito, palo de algod
    Plant Growth Habit Erect, flowering shrub
    Growing Climate Beachfront dunes, roadsides, watercourses, disturbed urban areas as well as on semi-arid conditions on deep, sandy soils, roadsides, rubbish heaps, cultivated and fallow land and waste places
    Soil Grows well on the sandy calcareous soils of coastal areas
    Plant Size 2-5 m (max. 6) tall
    Root Very deep, stout taproot with few or no near-surface lateral roots
    Bark Corky, furrowed, and light gray
    Stem Round, usually simple (rarely branched), pale green, thickly covered with hoary pubescence which readily rubs off
    Leaf Opposite leaves are oblong obovate to nearly orbicular, short-pointed to blunt at the apex and have very short petioles below a nearly clasping, heart-shaped base.
    Flower Shallowly campanulate with five sepals that are 4 to 5 mm long, fleshy and variable in color from white to pink, often spotted or tinged with purple
    Fruit Shape & Size Inflated, sub-globose, ellipsoid or ovoid, recurved follicle, 7.5-10.0 cm
    Seed Light-brown, broadly ovate, flattened, 3.2 cm with silky hairs
    Flavor/Aroma Peculiar smell
    Taste Bitter, salty, Astringent
    Plant Parts Used Leaves, flowers, root, stem bark, latex, Bark, root-bark

    Apple of Sodom Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Calotropis procera

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (land plants)
    Superdivision Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
    Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
    Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
    Subclass Asteridae
    Order Gentianales
    Family Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)
    Genus Calotropis R. Br. (calotropis)
    Species Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton (roostertree)
    Synonyms
    • Apocynum syriacum Garsault
    • Apocynum syriacum S.G.Gmel.
    • Asclepias gigantea Willd.
    • Asclepias heterophylla Decne.
    • Asclepias patula Auct.
    • Asclepias patula Auct. ex Decne.
    • Asclepias procera Ait.
    • Calotropis busseana K.Schum.
    • Calotropis gigantea Maycock, 1830
    • Calotropis gigantea var. procera (Ait.) P.T.Li
    • Calotropis hamiltonii Wight
    • Calotropis heterophylla Wall.
    • Calotropis heterophylla Wall. ex Wight
    • Calotropis inflexa Chiov.
    • Calotropis mudari Hamilton
    • Calotropis persica Gandoger
    • Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.
    • Calotropis procera subsp. hamiltonii (Wight) S.I.Ali
    • Calotropis syriaca (Gmel.) Woodson
    • Calotropis wallichii Wight
    • Madorius procerus (Ait.) Kuntze
    Categories
    • Beverages (78)
    • Dairy (28)
    • Dental Health (15)
    • Equipment (5)
    • Essential OIls (196)
    • Facts (2,848)
    • Foods (251)
    • Fruits (475)
    • Giveaway (1)
    • Grains and Cereals (32)
    • Health & Beauty (649)
    • Herbs and Spices (1,247)
    • Medicines (9)
    • Mental Health (18)
    • Nutritional value (27)
    • Nuts and seeds (69)
    • Oils (81)
    • Pets (4)
    • Poultry & Seafoods (67)
    • Pulses and Beans (16)
    • Reviews (25)
    • supplement (2)
    • Vegetables (299)
    • Weight Loss (22)

    Science-backed health benefits of Mulberry Seeds

    Science-backed health benefits of Annatto Seeds

    Science-backed health benefits of Carrot Seeds

    Science-backed health benefits of Jamun (Java Plum) Seeds

    Science-backed health benefits of Baobab Seeds

    Science-backed health benefits of Cantaloupe Seeds

    ABOUT
    Home
    About us
    Contact us
    Privacy Policy
    Terms & conditions
    Disclaimer
    Direct Communication
    e-mail: [email protected]
    Gmail: [email protected]
    Useful
    Health Wiki
    Nutrition
    Houston Dentist
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest
    © 2025 www.healthbenefitstimes.com All rights reserved.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    ×

    Log In

    Forgot Password?

    Not registered yet? Create an Account