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[[File:Wrightia tinctoria in Hyderabad W IMG 7505.jpg|thumb|right|''Shwetha kutaja'', ''Wrightia tinctoria'']]
'''Wrightia tinctoria''' is a flowering plant species in the genus Wrightia found in India, southest Asia and Australia. It is found in dry and moist regions in its distribution. Various parts of the plant have medicinal properties.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Wound}}, {{Uses|Obesity}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Pain}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
===Food===
Svetakutaja can be used in Food. Leaves and fruits are cooked as vegetable.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Svetakutaja Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, B and C; Indigotin, Inderutain, Isatin, Lupeol, Rutin, Tryptanthrin, Urosolic acid, Wrightial; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Sulphur, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|oppositeOpposite|Leaves are distichous, estipulate; petiole 2-5 mm long, stout, glabrous}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|1.5 mm long|whiteWhite|5|Flowers Season is June - August and scented, in terminal cymes appearing along with new leaves}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||15-45 cm long|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaKutajavaleha]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Brihat Gangadhara churna]]* [[Mahamanjishtadhi kashaya]]* [[Stanyashodhana kashaya]]* [[Patoladi churnam]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Wrightia tinctoria is a plant of arid, semi-arid and moist regions in the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 400 - 2,500mm, and the mean temperature range 17 - 25°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Svetakutaja is available through<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://mavcure.com/wrightia-tinctoria/ "chemical Chemical contituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31903 Plant description]</ref><ref name="plant descriptionAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/10/17/kutaja-benefits-usage-dose-side-effects-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Wrightia+tinctoria "Cultivation Details]</ref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"]>"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.152, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Apocynaceae]]
