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. |