A REVIEW ON MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA FIBER AND USES

  • Unique Paper ID: 161476
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 4
  • PageNo: 302-308
  • Abstract:
  • Nature has gifted humans a vast variety of medicinal plant, which are rich source in medicinal compounds. Calotropis Procera (CP) is a shrub from the Asclepiadaceae family, which can be found in several regions of the world. It is an evergreen plant and an important medicinal plant too. It is a natural fiber consisting mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, pectin, and wax, as well as hydrophobicity and oleophilic properties. In this reviewed article, the main focus on the medicinal properties and its usage of the plants for building materials, natural pesticides, animal feed and bio remediative purposes were summarized.

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@article{161476,
        author = {Rajeswari.S and Dhanalakshmi.P and Monisha .A.S and Parasakthibala.G},
        title = {A REVIEW ON MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA FIBER AND USES },
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {},
        volume = {10},
        number = {4},
        pages = {302-308},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=161476},
        abstract = {Nature has gifted humans a vast variety of medicinal plant, which are rich source in medicinal compounds. Calotropis Procera (CP) is a shrub from the Asclepiadaceae family, which can be found in several regions of the world.  It is an evergreen plant and an important medicinal plant too. It is a natural fiber consisting mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, pectin, and wax, as well as hydrophobicity and oleophilic properties. In this reviewed article, the main focus on the medicinal properties and its usage of the plants for building materials, natural pesticides, animal feed and bio remediative purposes were summarized.},
        keywords = {Anti-fertility, Antihelminthic Activity , Arka, Calotropis Procera, giant milkweed},
        month = {},
        }

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 4
  • PageNo: 302-308

A REVIEW ON MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA FIBER AND USES

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