Home • Register • Forum • RSS • User List • Login Your trail: > Home > (Rui) Calotropis gigantea (Rui) Calotropis gigantea A common toxic species of the Konkan tract. All parts of the plant are toxic. It contains toxic principles such as Calotroxin, Calactin, Uscharin, Gigantin. The toxic symptoms are Cutenous and mucosal irritation, Acute Gastroenteritis, Abortions in pregnant females and Cardiotoxicity. Poster: Dr. Gautam Joglekar Views: 217 Tags: Dr. Gautam Joglekar  February  2007  Mumbai  Calotropis gigantea  Apocyanecae  Nikon D70s  Tamron 70-300mm zoom with 1:2 Macro    Date: Jun 8, 2007

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Gowri S     wrote, @19-06-2007 18:02:52 Goodness me....I have known Crown flower all my life, but I was blissfully unaware of its toxic characteristics! Thank you for all the info coupled with a pretty image!

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