English: Sodom Apple, Milkweed, swallow-wort, Crown flower
Hindi: Madar मदार
Malayalam: Erukku-എരുക്ക്, Chitterikku- ചിറ്റെരിക്ക്
Crown flower or Madar plant is a large shrub growing at the height of 4 m tall. Leaves are pale or grayish green, oval in shape and sized 5-6 inches long and 2.5-4 inches wide, flowers are in clusters of waxy white or lavender in color. The stem is milky and gray in color.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Ovate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulate |
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Useful plant parts:
Root barks, flower, root, leaf, latex
Medicinal uses:
To treat diseases like fevers, rheumatism, indigestion, asthma, elephantiasis, cough, cold, eczema, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.
Chemical content:
Uscharin, Calotoxin, Calactin, and Calotropin
Rasa (Taste) | Katu, Tikta (Pungent, Bitter) |
Guna (Physical Property ) | Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna (Light, Dry, Sharp) |
Virya (Potency) | Ushna (Hot) |
Vipaka (Metabolic Property) | Katu (Pungent) |
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