Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Plumbago indica
Scientific Name and Description
Plumbago indica
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Plumbago rosea L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | chitra, lal-chirarak, lal-chita, lal-chitarah, lal-chitra, lalchita, lalchitarak, lalchitra, lalcitra, raktachitra, raktacitra |
| Kannada | kempu chithra moola, kempu chitra moola, kempu chitramula, kempuchitramula, kempucitramula |
| Malayalam | cekkikotiveri, cettikkotuveli, chekkikotuveri, chettikotuveli, choovondacoduvalie, chuvannakotuveli, cuvannakotuveli, kotuveli, schetticodivalie, schettikodiveli |
| Marathi | laalchithra, lalchitra, tambadachitramula, tambdi-chitrak, thambadachitramoola |
| Sanskrit | agni, agnih, aruna-chitraca, atidipya, chitraca, chitraka, chitranga, chitravalli, citraka, citrakah, citrakah-rakta, dahaka, dahanah, daruna, dipika, dvayagni, dvipih, hrasvagni, kala, kalamula, mahanga, marjara, pathi, pavaka, rakta-shikha, raktachitra, raktachitraka, raktacitraka, raktashikha, raktasikha, usana, usharbudhavhaya, vahnimula, vyala |
| Tamil | akanati, akanatitam, akkini, amaimoni, amaimoniccepi, cegappu-godiveli, cekappukkotiveli, cencittiramulan, cengodiveli, cenkodiveli, cenkoti veli, cenkotiveli, cenkotumuli, cenkotuveli, chekodiveli, chittur-mol, cikappuccittiramulam, cikappukkotiveli, cittira mulam, cittiramulam, cittiramulam, cittiramuli, civappuccittramulam, civappukkotiveli, irattacittiramulam, karunacam, kiruttinaviyalam, kodi veli, kodimuli, kotimuli, kotiveli, kotumuli, pitataru , pitatarukkoti, rattacittiram, segappugodiveli, sengodiveli, sengoduveli, senkodiveli, senkoduveri, shencodie vaylie, shivappu chittramulam, shivappu-chittira-mullam, sittiramulam, upavalitam, utiravanni, utiravannicceti, vani |
| Telugu | erra chitramulamu, errachithramoolam, errachitramulam, erracitramulamu, yerra-chitramulam, yerrachitramoolam, yerracithramoolum, yerracitramulam |
| Common names | Indian leadwort, scarlet leadwort, whorled plantain |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Plumbago indica L. Shrub Tuber, leaves, root Rheumatism; abortion; antibacterial; leprosy; eczema General; pregnant women Murty and Venkaiah 2010
Chitrak is highly effective in pacifying Kapha dosha, as recommended by Patanjali.
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Murty and Venkaiah 2010
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Plumbago indica. (2024, May 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbago_indica