Calotropis gigantea

Common Name : Crown flower
Binomial Name : Calotropis gigantea

Tamil Name : Yercum
Family : Apocynaceae
Date : 20 Sep 2015
Place : Sorathur, Tiruvannamalai, TN, India

Uses

---> The central part of the flower is candied and used as a sweetmeat
---> The milky latex is used externally to stop bleeding, and for treating a wide range of conditions including leprosy, rheumatism, ringworm, boils, scabies,stings, burns, bruises, cuts, sores and wounds
---> The bark is used as a medicine for the treatment of neurodermatitis and syphilis
---> The powdered bark is used to treat diarrhoea, dysentery, elephantiasis, and leprosy
---> The stem bark is diaphoretic and expectorant, and is used for dysentery, spleen complaints, convulsions, lumbago, scabies, ringworm, pneumonia, and to induce labour
---> An infusion of the leaves is used to treat severe chest colds and heart conditions
---> The leaf juice is used in the treatment of intermittent fever
---> The crushed leaves are warmed and used as a poultice on sores, burns, headaches and rheumatic pains
---> The powdered flowers are valued for treating coughs, colds and asthma
---> The juice of young buds is dropped into the ear in the treatment of earache
---> The fruit pulp is considered abortive
---> Calotropis yields a durable fiber (commercially known as Bowstring of India) useful for ropes, carpets, fishing nets, and sewing thread

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