Milkweed - Calotropis procera
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Commonly known as milkweed or swallow-wort, is a common wasteland weed. Calotropis is used as a traditional medicinal plant with unique properties. Traditionally Calotropis is used alone or with other medicinals to treat common disease such as fevers, rheumatism, indigestion, cough, cold, eczema, asthma, elephantiasis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. According to Ayurveda, dried whole plant is a good tonic, expectorant, depurative, and anthelmintic. The dried root bark is a substitute for ipecacuanha. The root bark is febrifuge, anthelmintic, depurative, expectorant, and laxative. The powdered root used in asthama, bronchitis, and dyspepsia. The leaves are useful in the treatment of paralysis, arthralegia, swellings, and intermittent fevers. The flowers are bitter, digestive, astringent, stomachic, anthelmintic, and tonic. Calotropis is also a reputed Homoeopathic drug.
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The bee is a species of Xylocopa, a carpenter bee, which are the main pollinators of Calotropis. Nice shot! Would you mind if I used it for a lecture? (I teach at a university).
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Thanks for the info - go ahead use the picture :)
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Lovely, and most helpful for my own id...I have enjoyed the picture and appreciated the help.
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