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 It '''Calotropis procera''' is a large shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) 4m tall. It has clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in color. Each flower consists of five pointed petals and a small "crown" rising from the center which holds the stamens. The aestivation found in calotropis This plant is valvate i.e. sepals or petals in a whorl just touch one another at the margin, without overlapping. The plant has oval, light green leaves and milky stem. The latex of Calotropis gigantea contains cardiac glycosides, fatty acids, and calcium oxalatebelongs to Aslepiacea family. 

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{{Parts Used|RootRoots}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|LeafLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|Latex}}.

AtisineThe milky sap contains a complex mix of chemicals, Aconitine, Atisenol, Atidine, Hetisine, Hetisinone, Banzolheteratisine, Histidine, F-dihydroatisine, Heteratisine and Several diterpene alkaloids such aheterophyllin, heterophyllisin, heterophyllidine, and hetidinesome of which are steroidal heart poisons known as "cardiac aglycones".<ref name="chemical compositionChemical Composition"/>

{{Common names|sa=Bhaanu, Ravi, Tapana, Arka|en=Aakado|gu=Aakado|hi=Aak, Akavana, Madar|kn=Ekka, EkkagidaEkkadagida, Ekkegida|ks=Vasa|ml=Erikku|samr=Rui|pa=Swetarka, Arka, RaviAk|ta=VellaerukkuErukku, Vellerukku|te=NallajelleduJilledu}}<ref name="Common names"/> ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Mandaramu|hiVeerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Sara, Snigdha===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===AkVatahara, Kaphahara, Bhedana, Akada[[Deepana]], Safed-ak|enKshamighna ===Prabhava===Madar}}

{{Leaf|milky white sapSimple|largeOpposite|Elliptic-ovate to obovate, greyish-green in colour and have entire margins, relatively thick (5-30 cm long and 4-15 cm wide)|The leaves greyishwith a cordate leaf base. Secondary veins 5-green in colour and have entire margins7 pairs}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|borne Borne in clusters|15-25 mm across|white White or pinkishPurplish|fiveFive| Flowering occurs mostly during winter.}}

{{Fruit|Large|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) 6-12 cm long pomeand 3-7 cm wide||sThese fruit have thick and spongy skins which split open at maturity|Flattened seeds|}}

Succeeds in the drier tropics. Most commonly found in areas of the tropics with a specific dry season, at elevations up to 1,000 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|western Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|open woodlandTropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|moisty soil areaIndian subcontinent}}.

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<references> <ref name="chemical compositionCommon names">[https://www.medicinalplantsandusesKarnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.com/aconitum-heterophyllum-medicinal-uses "medicinal plants"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[httpsMaagadi R Gurudeva, Page no://www.bimbima.com/herbs/ativisha/3956/ "bimbima"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Calotropis+gigantea "trophical plants"]</ref><ref name="Uses">[https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/medicinal-uses-of-madar-or-arka/688/ "bimbima"]245</ref>