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Open Journal of Stomatology, 2012, 2, 149-152 OJST /10.4236/ojst.2012.22027 Published Online June 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ojst/) Calotropis boon or bane? Vibha Singh Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, India Email: drvibha66@, vibhasinghraghuvanshi@ Received 15 February 2012; revised 15 March 2012; accepted 26 March 2012 ABSTRACT that is white in earlier one and pinkish white in the sec- ond one. It has exceptional medicinal value. In Dhan- vantari Nigantu three varieties of Arka are mentioned viz Rajarkah, Suklarkah and Sveta mandarah. It has widely used in the Sudanese, Unani, Arabic and Indian Tradi- tional medicinal system for the treatment of various dis- eases namely leprosy, ulcers, piles and diseases of spleen, liver and abdomen. The latex is used as an abortifacient spasmogenic and carminative properties antidysentric, antisyphilitic, antirheumatic, antifungal, mullusccide, dia- phoretic and for the treatment of leprosy, bronchial asthma, and skin affiction [1]. The plant is poisonous can lead to blindness if its juice is put in to the eyes. The same plant is used for Ayurvedic medicines. It has cardio active steroids. These medicines have fewer side effects. India being a tropical country is blessed with vast natural resources and ancient knowledge for its judicious utiliza- tion. The herbal medicine occupy distinct position right from ancient period. The plant Calotorpis procera is known by different name in different part of world like French cotton, Alarka, or Madar, Rooster tree, and Widuri. The plant is poisonous can lead to blindness if its juice is put in to the eyes. The same plant is used for Ayurvedic medicines. The medicinal properties like Calotropin isolated from latex is used as remedy for painful tooth cavities rheumatism, syphilis, leprosy and edema, for ring worm, syphilitic soreness, and leprosy