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Pavonia zeylanica

Plumbago zeylanica, commonly known as Ceylon leadwort, doctorbush or wild leadwort, is a species of plumbago with a pantropical distribution. Carl Linnaeus described the paleotropical P. zeylanica and neotropical P. scandens as separate species, but they are currently considered synonymous.

Uses

Skin diseases, Menstrual disorders, Viral warts, Chronic diseases of nervous system.

Parts Used

Flower, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of sugars, steroids, flavonoids, alkaloids, quinones, phenols, tannins and terpenoids in its roots. ^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Sewanakudri
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Ceylon Swamp Mallow

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Leaves are lance-shaped to ovate	Leaves are 1.5-3 cm long, 1-2.5 cm broad. Lower ones are usually 3-lobed - lobes oblong or obovate, entire or irregularly toothed, middle one longest.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Lance-shaped	Pink		Flower stalk is 2-4 cm long. Sepal-like bracts are 8-11, 1-1.3 cm long. Flowers are 1.5 cm long.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple Fruit	Spherical	5 mm across	Velvety		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a position in full sun or partial shade, Slightly acidic soil. Plants can flower throughout the year. ^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

Photo Gallery

References

↑ Chemical composition
↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 298
↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

Pavonia zeylanica

[chemical_composition-1] Chemical composition

[Leaf-2] Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 298

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] Cultivation Details

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