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Plumbago indica

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Indian leadwort is an evergreen perennial herb. It grows up to 1.5 metres tall. The plant is often grown in the backyard for personal use, It is cultivated for medicinal use in India and is also grown as an ornamental in various parts of the tropics, where it is valued for its white inflorescences.

Uses

Leprosy, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Tumours, Headaches, Toothache, Haemorrhoids, Swollen glands, Indigestion.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

It contains nine compounds were isolated as plumbagin, isoshinanolone, plumbagic acid, beta-sitosterol, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, trans-cinnamic acid, vanillic acid, 2, 5-dimethyl-7-hydroxychromonede, indole-3-carboxaldehyde.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಚಿತ್ರಮಲಿಕಾ Chitramulika
Hindi Lal chitrak
Malayalam Kotuveli
Tamil Akkini
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi Kalochitrak
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Plumbago, Scarlet leadwort

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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

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Stem cuttings, Root cuttings, Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of tropical areas, it thrives very well at temperatures of 25 - 35°c.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Locally semi-spontaneous, Often persistent, Teak forest.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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