Medicinal Uses of Sodom Apple I
Calotropis procera, W elcome dear readers, today I bring you the first post about uses of Calotropis procera; this multipurpose tree commonly known as Madar, Sodom Apple, Ak,Akra, Milk weed, and some more. Calotropis procera belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae with 180 genera and 2200 species distributed mainly in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Plant grows in sandy and excessively drained soils, derelict lands and can withstand a wide range of soil texture and eco‑climatic changes. C. procera is mentioned in Ved Sushruta (about 800-900 AD), as “Arkaputra” or “Arka prana due to presence of its shining leaves. This mean that the Plant is under use since ancient time in Indian traditional system of medicine mainly for treatment of leprosy, ulcers, tumors, piles and diseases of spleen, liver and abdomen. This Plant also shows gre...