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Plumbago zeylanica - Chitraka

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[[File:Plumbago zeylanica.jpg|thumb|right|''Citraka'']]'''Citraka''' consists of dried mature root. It is a large perennial sub-scandent shrub, found throughout India in wile state and occasionally cultivated in gardens.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>==Uses=={{stubUses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Gulma}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Promoting Digestion}}, {{Uses|Malabsorption}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Skin Diseases}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Intestinal Worms}}, {{Uses|Cough}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
'''Citraka''' consists of dried mature root ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}. ==Chemical Composition==It contains Plumbagin and Roots of Plumbago zeylanica Linn. (Famthe plant contain an acrid crystalline principle called plumbagin.Plumbaginaceae), a large perennial sub-scandent shrubBesides, found throughout India in wile state it contains chloroplumbagin and occasionally cultivated in gardensbiplumbagin.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIAchemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Agni, Vahni, Dahana, Hutabhuk|en=Lead war|gu=Chitrakmula|hi=Chira, Chitra|kn=Chitramula, Vahni, Bilichitramoola|ks=Chitra, Shatranja|ml=Vellakeduveli, Thumpokkoduveli|mr=Chitraka|pa=Chitra|ta=Chitramoolam, Kodiveli|te=Chitramulam}}
 
==Properties==
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
KaphaharaShothahara, Vatahara[[Deepana]], TridoshaharaGrahi, Pacana, Kaphavatahara, Arshohara, Shulahara ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification====Prabhava=Leaf==={{Leaf|Alternate|Simple and entire|Stipules absent; petiole 0–5 mm long with small auricles present in young leaves}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Bisexual|1–2 mm long|Mucronate, white|Stamens free|Flowers are calyx tubular, 7–11 mm long, 5-ribbed, with stalked glands along ribs}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Oblong capsule|7.5–8 mm long|Seed oblong, 5–6 mm long, reddish brown to dark brown.||1-seeded|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Citraka Harītakī]]* [[Chitrakadi vati]]* [[Kalyanagulam]] ==Where to get the saplings== ==Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Stem cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==This plant is cultivated in sandy-loam soils. Seeds are sown in nursery beds in the month of March-April.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Subtropical region}}, {{Commonly seen|At Gardens}}, {{Commonly seen|Warm temperate region}}, {{Commonly seen|Cool climates}}, {{Commonly seen|At thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Palm groves}}, {{Commonly seen|Shandy hummocks}}, {{Commonly seen|Shell mounds}}, {{Commonly seen|Rocky places}}, {{Commonly seen|At open areas}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Plumbago zeylanica 01.JPGFile:Plumbago zeylanica (5187806419).jpgFile:Plumbago zeylanica, Ceylon leadwort, doctorbush, wild leadwort, വെള്ളക്കൊടുവേലി.jpgFile:Plumbago zeylanica L. - Flickr - lalithamba.jpgFile:Plumbago zeylanica 12.jpgFile:Chitraka (Marathi- चित्रक) (3998653962).jpg </gallery>
==References==
<references>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 39 Constituents</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Plumbago+zeylanica+L. Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://chandigarh.gov.in/green_herb_chitr.htm Cultivation detail]</ref>
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 39.</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:253</ref>
</references>
 
==See also==
==External Links==
* [http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA] * [http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/plumbago-zeylanica Citraka on vikaspedia.in]* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chitrak.html Citraka on flowersofindia.net] [[Category:Herbs]] [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicineherbs that don't have seed photos]][[Category:Plumbaginaceae]]
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