Dept. of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab (141 004), India
*Corresponding Author Amandeep Paul e-mail: amoo.ap@gmail.com
Online published on 10 October, 2018.
Calotropis procera belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. It is commonly known as Madar and well known for its medicinal value. Its me-dicinal properties are explain in Unani medicinal system and regarded as a useful tribal shrub. India has a huge diversity of rural and tribal community still depends upon medicinal plants. The genus contained a large group of chemical compounds that exert many pharmacological effects. The plant parts have significant therapeutic value even in fresh or in dry form and exhibits valuable activity against diarroheal, malaria, diabetes, inflammation, helmintic, sterility, spasmodic, hepatic, carcinogenic and skin diseases. The present article is an attempt to provide collective information on phytochemical and pharmacological of shrub.
Calotropis, pharmacological effect, medicinal, diarroheal, inflammation, phytochemical, helmintic, spasmodic
