It is a medicinal plant too. The leaves, root, bark and milky latex is used in traditional medicine. It is used in some ayurveda preparations for hair related treatment, used in preparing medicine for snake bite.
Due to its toxicity the latex was used to make poison arrows. Regards, Giby Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/738101 On Jul 24, 9:44 pm, DHIREN PANIA <[email protected]> wrote: > Madhuriji, > > May be ,but I have not seen or heard about offering white flowers to > Ganesha. May be in South the custom may be. > > RGD > Dhiren Pania > > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dineshji > > you have written about leaves of Rui Calatropis??es leaves are offered to > > Lord Hanumana. > > What I HAD WRITTEN WAS ABOUT MANDAR > > It is the variety? of Calatropis producing the white flowers. The white > > flowers are offered to Lord Ganesha! > > Cheers > > Madhuri > > > --- On *Sun, 24/7/11, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Balkar Arya <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:74979] Re: Calotropis gigantea from Bel pattar > > Haerbalgarden Samalkha Panipat > > To: "DHIREN PANIA" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, 24 July, 2011, 7:24 PM > > > Thanks Dhiren ji for new information > > > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 7:17 PM, DHIREN PANIA > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > But in Western and Central ,northern Part of India leaves are offered to > > lord hanuman and on Saturday people make garland offered.You see near > > Hanuman Temple. > > > The White variety of *Calotropis* *gigantea* (L.) is used in religious > > matter. > > > Leaves are Ayurvedic property, used in Arthritis and Elephantiasis > > > Regards > > Dhiren Pania > > > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 11:18 AM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Its individual perception, > > > regards, > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Balkar Arya > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > Yes HS ji But as per theplantlist.org *Calotropis* *gigantea* (L.) Dryand. > > is an accepted <http://www.theplantlist.org/about/#accepted> name > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Balkar Arya > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > Yes Mahadeswara ji and Madhuri Ji, Offered to Lord Ganesh > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Mahadeswara > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > In Southeri India especially Tamil Nadu , the flowers are offered to > > Lord Ganesha during the Ganesha festival as well as in the pullaiyar > > koils (temple).. > > > On Jul 23, 3:59 pm, > > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>wrote: > > > I think old thread should exist on it. As in Marathi it is called Mandar, > > loved by Lord Ganesha. > > > Madhuri > > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: H S <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > Sender: > > > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:14:47 > > > To: Balkar > > > Arya<[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > Cc: > > > indiantreepix<[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:74856] Calotropis gigantea from Bel pattar > > Haerbal > > > garden Samalkha Panipat > > > > some author treat this as var. alba (white flowers) > > > > regards, > > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Balkar Arya > > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > > wrote: > > > > > Dear All > > > > Calotropis gigantea > > > > From Herbal garden Samalkha Panipat > > > > > -- > > > > Regards > > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > > > Haryana-132103 > > > > 09416262964 > > > > -- > > > - H.S. > > > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart > > of > > > stone > > > -- > > Regards > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > > -- > > Regards > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > > -- > > - H.S. > > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > > stone > > > -- > > Regards > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964
