text: do the plant, calotropis procera have an anticonvulsant activity? it is a plant of about 4 - 8 metre in height. it latex has antipyretic activity. calotropis procera is the wild plant of asclepiadaceae family.a yellow bitter resin; a black acid resin; madaralbum, a crystalline colourless substance; madarfluavil, an ambercoloured viscid substance; and caoutchouc, and a peculiar principle which gelatinizes on being heated, called mudarine. a neutral principle, calatropin, a very active poison of the digitalis type.the latex is poisonous, containing digitalis-like compounds that affect the heart, and is used to make arrow poison. medicinally, the acrid sap latex is used to treat boils, infected wounds and other skin problems in people, and to treat parasitic skin infestations in animals.the latex of the plant calotropis procera has been reported to exhibit potent antiinflammatory activity.it is also used to kill poultry lice in nigeria.but i am unable to find any anticonvulsant activity in it's latex..