White Madar

Scientific name of White Madar: Calotropis gigantea (Linn.)
Name of White Madar in different languages:-
English: White crown flower
Sanskrit: Svetarka
Hindi: Aka, Gauri akavana, Mandara
Malayalam: Vella Erukku- വെള്ള എരിക്ക്
Plant description:
White Madar plant is a large shrub growing up to 3 m tall. The leaves are pale greenish white, rough, oblong, somewhat ovate; flowers are white, waxy found in clusters with a crown shape, consists of five pointed petals and a small, rising from the centre. The plant has a milky stem.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Ovate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulate |
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Useful plant parts:
Whole plant, latex, leaf, root.
Medicinal properties:
Anti-diarrhoeal, wound healer, Anti-cancerous, cytotoxic
Chemical Constituents:
Anthelmintic, alkaloids, cardenolides, proteolytic enzymes,
Learn more about Anti-cancerous studies: http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4087983
Fruits of Madar Plant |
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Calotropis-procera - Chitterikku |
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Calotropis gigantica- Madar Plant |
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