By Gbenga Sodeinde
Calotropis procera which is commonly known as Apple of Sodom is a species of flowering plant in the milkweed Family. Its genus name comes from the Greek words kalos meaning beautiful and tropos meaning boat in reference to the flowers. It erect in nature grows about 2-5m (max. 6) tall. It is found growing in beach front dunes, roadsides, sand soils, rubbish heaps, cultivated and fallow lands and waste lands
1. Asthma.
Take fresh leaves then was them well with clean water. Boil for 15 minutes little water. Drink half cup each morning and night time for a week. You will start seeing the change as this is done repeatedly.
2. Diabetes.
Pluck at least two large fresh leaves and place them on the ground. Wear socks and place your feet on the leaves,one leaf for each feet for some hours. Do it for one week and the results will impress you.
3. Stomach Ulcer.
Here you just uproot the plant and cut the roots, then wash them well to remove soil and then boil with some little water and drink for a week.
4. Toothache.
It’s effective especially when the tooth has a hollow. You uproot the plant then cut the roots in sizeable. Wash them clean then peal off the root backs. Chew the root with the aching tooth and allow the watery juice get into the hollow. Do it repeatedly.
5. Snakebites.
The plant roots are also used in the treatment of bite by snakes. Although not all the snakes since there are more poisonous snakes that will need especial treatment.
6 For the women that just gave birth and milk is not coming out of the breast,just take some leaves and boil them for some minutes and drink the water.
7 Malaria – one can cook Sodom apple with lemon grass and lime to treat malaria
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