Calatropis Gigantea And Procera ( Madar,Akdo)

Question 1

What’s the flower color of calatropis?

Answer 1

Calatropis gigantea (purple flowers)
Calatropis procera (white flowers)

Question 2

What’s the active principle of calatropis poison?

Answer 2

Uscharin
Calotoxin
Calactin
Calotropin

Question 3

What are the medicinal uses of calotropis?

Answer 3

Digestive stimulation
Vesicant
Depilatory (removing unwanted hair)
Skin conditions
Emetic

Question 4

Which part of calotropis are poisonous?

Answer 4

Leaves stem crushed
> Milky juice
>When allowed to stand for a while
>Form white clot in clear straw coloured serum
>Serum contain GIGANTIN ,very poisonous
>Clot is less poisonous

Question 5

What signs and symptoms appear if calotropis applied locally to teh skin and eyes?

Answer 5

Skin (redness and vesication)
Eyes (fulminating conjuctivitis)

Question 6

What happens if calotropis powder is sniffed ?

Answer 6

Immediate death

Question 7

What happens if calotropis os ingested?

Answer 7

GIT (irritant, nausea, vomit, diarrhea, bitter taste)
Cerebrospinal symp (dilated pupil, tetanic convulsions, collapse leading to death)

Question 8

What’s the fatal dose and period of calotropis?

Answer 8

Fatal dose not certain
Fatal period is 12 hrs

Question 9

What’s the treatment for calotropis poisoning?

Answer 9

General (Gastric Lavage)

Question 10

What are the PM findings of calotropis poisoning?

Answer 10

Dilated pupils
Forth at nostrils
Stomatitis (inflammation of the mouth)
Acute GIT inflammation
Stomach ulcers> perforations
Visceral congestion

Question 11

What’s the medicolegal importance of calotropis?

Answer 11

Infanticide
Not suicidal, not homicidal
Abortion
Cattle poison
Arrow poison
Artificial bruise
Roots are highly poisonous to cobras, other poisonous snakes