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What You Need To Know About Calotropis, The Medicinal Weed
Allotropes are primarily harvested owed to its distinctive medicinal properties. It is commonly referred to as ark, swallow-wart, or milkweed. It is frequently found in Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Indian subcontinent as wasteland weed. Calotropis belongs to the Ark or Asclepiadaceae family and is mainly spread across the tropics and sub-tropics and rarely in the cold regions of the world. The ark plant with white flowers is a superior variety and is referred to as Calotropis Procera while the one with lavender color flowers is referred to as Calotropis gigantea. Its milky latex is rich in lupeol, calotropin, calatoxin, and uscharin. Calotropis gigantea Uses described in Literature Plant extract is used as bronchodilator56; flower buds of Calotropis, along with black pepper seeds [...]