botanical record · discovered
Giant Milkweed
Calotropis sp.
Giant Milkweed
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ALPHA-AMYRIN, ALPHA-AMYRIN-BENZOATE, BETA-AMYRIN-BENZOATE, ASH
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Scientific name: Calotropis sp.
Common names: Giant Milkweed
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALPHA-AMYRIN
- ALPHA-AMYRIN-BENZOATE
- BETA-AMYRIN-BENZOATE
- ASH
- BENZOYLISOLINEOLONE
- CALOTOXIN
- BETA-CALOTROPEOL
- CALOTROPINE
- CAOUTCHOUC
- COROTOXIGENIN
- FAT
- FRUGOSIDE
- GIGANTIN
- D-GLUCOSAMINE
- HISTAMINE
- ISOGIGANTEOL
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- ISOLINEOLONE
- ALPHA-LACTUCEROL
- ALPHA-LACTUCERYL-ISOVALERATE
- LAURANE
- LINEOLONE
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- MELISSYL-ALCOHOL
- MUDARINE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PROTEIN
- PSEUDOCALOTROPAGENIN
- STIGMASTEROL
- TARAXASTEROL
- USCHARIDIN
- USCHARIN
- VORUSCHARIN
- BETA-AMYRIN
- ASCLEPIIN
- BENZOYLLINEOLONE
- ALPHA-CALOTROPEOL
- PROCEROSIDE
- RHAMNOSE
- SYRIOGENIN
- TRYPSIN
- UZARIGENIN
- 3-O-ACETYL-CALOTROPIN
- ARABINOSE
- CALACTIN
- CALOTROPAGENIN
- CALOTROPIN
- COROGLAUCOGENIN
- GIGANTEOL
- GLUCOSE
- ISOLACTUCEROL
- ALPHA-LACTUCERYL-ACETATE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TARAXASTEROL-BENZOATE
- WATER
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- countries · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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