Plumbago indica | |
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| 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. |