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Plumbago zeylanica - Chitraka

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Identification
[[File:Plumbago zeylanica.jpg|thumb|right|''Citraka'']]
 '''Citraka''' consists of dried mature root of Plumbago zeylanica Linn. (Fam.Plumbaginaceae), 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==
{{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Gulma}}, {{Uses|Difficult Swelling}}, {{Uses|Promoting Digestion}}, {{Uses|Malabsorption}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Skin Diseases}}, {{Uses|Edema}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Intestinal Worms}}, {{Uses|Cough}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|stemStem}}, {{Parts Used|leavesLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootRoots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|alternateAlternate|simple Simple and entire|Stipules absent; petiole 0–5 mm long with small auricles present in young leaves}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexualBisexual|1–2 mm long|mucronateMucronate, white|stamens Stamens free|Flowers are calyx tubular, 7–11 mm long, 5-ribbed, with stalked glands along ribs}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong 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==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|subtropical Subtropical region}}, {{Commonly seen|At Gardens}}, {{Commonly seen|warm Warm temperate region}}, {{Commonly seen|cool Cool climates}}, {{Commonly seen|At thickets}}, , {{Commonly seen|Palm groves}}, {{Commonly seen|shandy Shandy hummocks}}, {{Commonly seen|shell Shell mounds}}, {{Commonly seen|rocky Rocky places}}, {{Commonly seen|At open areas}}.
==Photo Gallery==
File:Plumbago zeylanica 12.jpg
File:Chitraka (Marathi- चित्रक) (3998653962).jpg
File:नीला चित्रक (323897340).jpgFile:Pivala Chitrak (Marathi- पिवळा चित्रक) (6935765581).jpg
</gallery>
<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>
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chitrak.html Citraka on flowersofindia.net]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Plumbaginaceae]]

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