The powdered root used in asthma, bronchitis, and dyspepsia. The leaves are useful in the treatment of paralysis, arthralegia, swellings, and intermittent fevers.
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| Calotropis gigantea, Asclepiadaceae, Chhattisgarh, Weed, Wasteland, Ayurveda, Unani | |||||||||||||
| New leaves of Fudhar (Calotropis gigantea). The new leaves are used in treatment of Migraine traditionally in Chhattisgarh, India. Calotropis is used as a traditional medicinal plant with unique properties . Traditionally alotropis is used alone or with other medicinals to treat common disease such as fevers, rheumatism, indigestion, cough, cold, eczema, asthma, elephantiasis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. According to Ayurveda, dried whole plant is a good tonic, expectorant, depurative, and anthelmintic. The dried root bark is a substitute for ipecacuanha. The root bark is febrifuge, anthelmintic, depurative, expectorant, and laxative. The powdered root used in asthama, bronchitis, and dyspepsia. The leaves are useful in the treatment of paralysis, arthralegia, swellings, and intermittent fevers. The flowers are bitter, digestive, astringent, stomachic, anthelmintic, and tonic . Calotropis is also a reputed Homoeopathic drug. In Indian State Chhattisgarh it grows as wasteland weed. It is commonly used as traditional medicine. The insects feeding on Calotropis are also used as medicine. Calotropis gigantea: Useful Weed . | |||||||||||||
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