Plumbago indica

Common name Lead wort
Botanical Name Plumbago indica L.
Vernacular name English- Rosy flowered lead wort
Hindi-Rakta-chita
Gujarati- Lal- chitrak
Family Plumbaginaceae
Class Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used Root
Chemical Constituents Quinones and Naphthaquinones such as .isoshinanolone, plumbagic acid, vahillic acid.
Therapeutic uses Used in Piles, Malabsorption syndrome, Cough, Helminthiasis, diseases of skin, Anaemia and Lithuria.

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