CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA --A REMEDY FOR OBESITY

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CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA
BOTANICAL NAME:  Calotropis gigantia R. Br.
FAMILY:  Asclepiadaceae
COMMON NAMES:  English: Madar Bark, Gigantic Swallowwort,Bowstring hemp, Crown flower, Giant calotrope, Milkweed ; Hindi: Safed aak, Madara, Akavan, Aak ; Malayalam: Erikku; Tamil: Pellerukku, Erukku.
DESCRIPTION:  A large shrub up to 3m high. Bark ash colored, wrinkled, younger parts and undersurface of leaves covered with appressed white floccose tomentum. Leaves sub-sessile, thick, glaucous green, 10-20 cm long, elliptic or obovate-oblong or shortly acuminate, with a narrow cordate or often amplexical base. Flowers arranged in umbellate spreading, deltoid, sub-acute.
DISTRIBUTION:  Common throughout India.
PART USED:  Roots
HOMOEOPATHIC USES
OBESITY: Calotropis decreases flesh and muscles become harder and stronger.
RHEUMATISM:  Slight pain inside the right thigh just below the groin, sore, swollen, painful for every step. Intermittent cramping pain in left foot, compels to move always in bed. Pain worse after rest, so severe as to bring pain to eyes, pain relieved  after  taking coffee. Cramping pain in the center of the right palm when grasping anything, lasting for many days. Pain in the wrist joint, worse on movement.
ASTHMA: Asthma after syphilitic infection and mercurial poisoning. Oppression of chest, short breath.   
SYPHILIS: A remedy for syphilis in all stages. It purifies blood.
LEPROSY: Leprosy associated with violent burning in the whole alimentary canal.
FEVER:  Frequent chills passing up through the spine. Head hot body cold; cheeks burn like fire, chill returned towards bedtime even when close to fire. Fits of perspiration alternating with chills. Dizziness, dull occipital headache, especially at 11 am. Giddiness with inclination to vomit. Violent burning in the whole alimentary canal.
POTENCY: Mother tincture, 3x, 6



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