SODOM
Sodom
Calotropis procera
MEDICINAL BENEFITS
Multiple parts
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Emetic-cathartic and digitalis properties
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Bacterial and germicidal properties
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Used for treating ringworm, guinea worm blisters, sores
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Used in abortion
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For colic, cough, whooping cough, dysentery, headache
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Lice treatment
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Jaundice, sore gums and mouth, toothache, sterility, swelling, and ulcers
Bark
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Infusion of bark powder is used in the treatment and cure of leprosy
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Twigs are applied for the preparation of diuretics, stomach tonics, and anti-diarrhetic
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Asthma
Root
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Root bark is emetic, flower is a digestive
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Tonic is used for asthma
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Used for snake bites
Sap
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Used for a purgative
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
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Soil improvers, good source of green manure
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Can improve soil conditions and acts as a soil binder
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It thrives on poor soils, particularly where overgrazing has removed competition from native grasses
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It forms dense thickets which compete with native species
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It’s an ideal plant for monitoring sulfur dioxide emissions in the air
OTHER USES
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Young pods, leaves, and flowers are eaten by
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Stems produce good charcoal, produces an effective and sustained smoky fire which is nice for drying fish
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The fiber is strong and durable and can be used for making ropes, bags, nets
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A bark and the latex are widely used as arrow and spears poisons
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Bark extract used for dehairing hides and tanning
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Leaves have been used as a soup ingredient in sauces