what's the most interesting plant you've ever photographed? 🪴
i think the most interesting one has to be a plant called bombardeira (Calotropis procera), i encountered it by chance in my hometown and it was just so tall and the fruits were so big and weird like as the name suggests it looked like they would explode
(the first and the last pictures were taken by me, they're my observation, the rest of them i took from google just to illustrate better)
the huge leaves and the fluffy seeds inside that crazy bulb of a fruit i couldn't just walk away and i stared at it obsessively for a couple of minutes
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Impact of extraction mode on phytoconstituents and antidiabetic activity of extracts of Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.
Impact of extraction mode on phytoconstituents and antidiabetic activity of extracts of Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.
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Article published in the Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research 10(1): 30-38, 2022.
Sadaf Iftikhar1*, Khalid Hussain1, Muhammad Saleem2, Naureen Shehzadi1, Farhat Saghir1, Ayisha Shaukat1, Surriya Naheed 1, Sidra Siddique1
1Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
2 Department of…
EVALUATION OF AQUEOUS AND METHANOL ROOT EXTRACTS OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA AIT (ASCLEPIADACEAE) FOR ANTI-ASTHMATIC ACTIVITY ON WISTAR RATS AND GUINEA PIG ILEUM
EVALUATION OF AQUEOUS AND METHANOL ROOT EXTRACTS OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA AIT (ASCLEPIADACEAE) FOR ANTI-ASTHMATIC ACTIVITY ON WISTAR RATS AND GUINEA PIG ILEUM
EVALUATION OF AQUEOUS AND METHANOL ROOT EXTRACTS OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA AIT (ASCLEPIADACEAE) FOR ANTI-ASTHMATIC ACTIVITY ON WISTAR RATS AND GUINEA PIG ILEUM
Abstract:
Asthma, which affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide, is an incurable health disorder of a major public health concern globally. The present orthodox therapy for asthma has several drawbacks including many undesirable side…
10 Shocking Benefits of Calotropis ? How to Use Calotropis as an Natural Remedy in Ayuvreda ?
10 Shocking Benefits of Calotropis ? How to Use Calotropis as an Natural Remedy in Ayuvreda ?
Description of Calotropis
Calotropis Procera has widely spread the plant all over the world. Aak is found in India, Cambodia, Indonesia and other countries like Africa, Malaysia, Thailand also. Calotropis Gigantea has two types – one is the type which has a crown like a flower in white color and another one has a flower of red color.
The red color(lavender color) flower aak is easily available…
high impact factor, call for paper social science, engineering journal
Naturally found plants have become the boon to the field of herbal science and medicine. For the detection of bioactive principles present in the medicinally important plants, a preliminary screening of the phytochemicals is the valuable step which may lead to drug discovery and development. In this study, chief phytoconstituents from the leaves and roots of Calotropis procera were identified and further antimicrobial activity was studied. Screening of Calotropis procera was performed for the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, saponins, phenols, flavonoids, tannins, anthocyanins, proteins and terpenoids using standard methods. It was found that all the three extracts showed the presence of carbohydrates and saponins. Alkaloids, proteins and tannins presence was seen in methanol and acetone extracts. Further, flavonoids presence was seen in the methanol and aqueous extracts. The aqueous, methanolic, acetone solvents extract was prepared to test antimicrobial activity taking E. coli. The prepared extracts were subjected to antimicrobial activity against E. coli using agar well diffusion method where Polymyxin-B for E. coli was taken as a control. Methanol, acetone and aqueous extract showed a zone of inhibition of 9.5mm, 4mm and 6mm respectively.
