COMMON NAME: Vellaerukku
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Calotropis procera
FAMILY: Apocynaceae
PROPAGATION: Propagate from softwood stem cuttings
PLANTING SEASON: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Winter planting
LIGHT EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
GROWING SPEED OF THE PLANT: Average growing plants
PLANT LIFE-FORM: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Shrub
PLANT USES: Drought tolerant plants, Hedging plants, Medical uses, Ornamental plants
REQUIREMENTS FOR WATERING THE PLANT: Small amounts of water
- Vellerukku plants have many medicinal values such as good- inflammatory, antifungal & allopathic effects.
- This plant is used in the treatment of ear pain, toothache, diarrhea, skin diseases, and foot blisters & cures parasitic infections including worms and Elephantiasis.
- Leaves of this plant cure asthma, shortness of breath, and other respiratory diseases, applied on paralyzed parts and painful joints.
- The roots and bark of the plant are used in the treatment of cutaneous infections.
- This plant is a low-maintenance plant.