Sep 26, 2010 Lynne Evans
Calotropis procera ich'aak Apple of Sodom - Wilfredo Rodriguez Ich'aak, Sodom Apple or Swallow-wort are some of the names by which Calotropis procera is known.It is native to the Indian subcontinent, but grows wild in other countries, including the Middle East and the West, the United States Europe.Il Africa is toxic and a provider of health in the same way as digitale.Il pushes extensively in Pakistan and has been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
Brief history of Calotropis procera
India, it has been used in Vedic times in religious ceremonies and the plant has been regarded as sacré.Les leaves have been used in the rites of Sun-worship, as it seems that they were among the nomadic Arab tribes antiques. perhaps it held sacred because it has the power to give life and the mort.Il mentioned in Vedic medical texts back to 1500BC.
Calotropis procera latexis regarded as hazardous inPakistan
In Pakistan, it is said that latex the ich'aak plant as it is known in Urdu, causes instant blindness.It is also used by some suicide and believes that were used in female infanticide, as well as to induce an avortements.On women now known to contain Glycoside, calotopin, uscharin and calotoxin, aluminum, iron, calcium, magnesium and carbohydrates, among other substances.
Calotropis procera has healing properties used in Ayurvedic
The parts of the plant used in medicine are sheets, fresh or dried, roots and bark of the root and the flower.
Powdered leaves are used for rapid healing of injuries, such as a purgative and improve indigestion.They are also used to treat liver disorders and skin diseases.
Dried leaves are used to promote sexual health, including the penile dysfunctions and shall be deemed to be an aphrodisiac.
Warm poultice is made from the leaves and applied to the stomach pain, to stop the headaches and applied to the sprains to facilitate the swelling and pain.
Flowers are used in milk as a beverage to cure a variety of complaints, including cough and catarrh, asthma and indigestion, as well as the choléra.Ils are collected from September to February and apparently can be used to treat the piles to paste them.
From the root bark is used to treat dysentery and c.c skin diseases ' is a very useful for herbalists on the subcontinent, so it is easily accessible.
So far, research has shown that Calotropis procera has the "potential" to be used in cancer treatment in the nose and throat; as an anticoagulant and is an anti-inflammatory drug tested.He has also been proven antifungal properties and can be used effectively in fungal diseases of the skin such as athlete's foot and teigne.Recherche on plant is underway.
Other uses of Calotropis procera
Uscharin LaTeX ich'aak plant has been especially effective against land snails (Hamdy I Hussein et al. 1994) .Autres research has shown that it is a source of hydrocarbons and could in future be used as another form of energy for gasoline.
In West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, it has long been used in the traditional cheese-making process and research conducted by Kumar and Kumar has shown that rennet can be made from milk-coagulating enzyme present in the leaves.
There is much more research on this plant, but so far the conclusions submitted the traditional uses of this life and death, giving plants.
Sources
Soneira Arya and Vijay l. Kumar, August 31, 2005, "efficiency" anti-inflammatory extracts of latex Calotropis procera against different mediators of inflammation mediators of inflammation Journal Vol 4 pp 228-232
Hamdy I Hussein et al., 1994, "Uscharin, the most powerful compound molluschidal against land snails" Journal of Chemical Ecology Vol 20 1 pp135-140
Anita and Ashwani Kumar, 10 June "Pharmacognostical Calotropis procera studies (has) R.B." science20.com (accessed on September 25, 2010)
F.A.Kuta, 4 July 2008, "Anti-fugal Effect of Calotropis procera bark stem Epidermophyton flocosum and Trichphyton gypseum" African Journal of biotechnology 7 13 vol., pp2116-2118
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