Calotropis PROCERA (Aiton) Dryand.
| Synonym : | Asclepias patula Decne. Asclepias procera Aiton Calotropis inflexa Chiov. Madorius procerus (Aiton) Kuntze Calotropis procera R. Br. |
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| Bangla Name : | Shet Akand, Chhoto Akand, Akanda. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Asclepiadaceae |
| Disease : | dyspepsia, flatulence, constipation, asthma. |
| Description : | An erect shrub, up to 2.4 m high, bark soft, corky, spongy, much branched at the base. Leaves sub-sessile, usually 5.7-15 cm long, broadly ovate, ovate-oblong, elliptic or obovate. Flowers white, in umbellate cymes. Follicles 7.5-10 cm long, subglobose, ellipsoid or ovoid. |
| Distribution : | Rajshahi (Padma river bank), Barguna, Kustia, Patuakhali, Jessore in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Chemical constituents: Various parts of the plant contain cardenolide glycosides, calotropin, calotoxin, uscharin and uscharidin, and a base, choline. Root bark contains alkaloids, benzoyllineolone and bezoylisolineolone. Extract of the plant also cont |
| Uses : | Root, root bark, leaves and flowers are reported to have more or less similar use as that of Calotropis gigantea. Root bark is useful for treating chronic cases of dyspepsia, flatulence, constipation, loss of appetite, indigestion and mucus in stool. Leav |
| Habit : | Shrub |