Open AccessCalotropis gigantea Linn. - An Indian Traditional Medicine Treasure
Author(s) -
Ghegade R. Y,
Aher A. N
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of pharmaceutical sciences review and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-044X
DOI - 10.47583/ijpsrr.2021.v68i01.024
Subject(s) - gigantea , traditional medicine , calotropis procera , phytochemistry , ethnobotany , antimicrobial , medicinal plants , apocynaceae , biology , botany , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology
Calotropis belongs to two species, the majority of which are native to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. Calotropisgigantea, also known as giant milk weed plant that grows in large quantities, is a member of the Apocynaceae (Asclepidiaceae) familyof latex-producing plants. Traditionally C. gigantea is used to treat a variety of diseases and ethno-medicinal claims. In the last fewdecades, sophisticated analytical methods have been used to study C. gigantea for its medicinal properties and a number of bioactivecompounds have been isolated and analyzed from various parts of the plant. Analgesic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-pyretic,insecticidal, cytotoxic, hepatoprotective, pregnancy-interrupting, purgative, procoagulant, and wound-healing properties have beenidentified and found to be effective which make it a valuable source of therapeutic compounds. This review attempts to coverethnobotany, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and phytopharmacological activities of C. gigantea.