Medicinal utility of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. as used by natives of village Sanwer of Indore District, Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br., a wild growing plant of family Asclepiadaceae, is well known for its medicinal properties. The present paper enumerates the medicinal uses of part of Calotropis procera for the treatment of various human ailments by the natives of village Sanwer of Indore district of Madhya Pradesh.