Plumbago, Chitraka Plumbago, Chitraka Leadwort, Ceylon Leadwort Chitraka, Chitrak (Ayurveda) Tsi tra ka  ཙི་ཏྲ་ཀ  (Tibet) Sheetraj Hindi, Chitrak (Unani) Venkodiveli (Siddha) Bai Hua Dan (TCM) Plumbago zeylanicaEdwards’s Botanical Register, 1846 Plumbago zeylanica(Photo by David Eickhoff) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Plumbago spp.  1. P. zeylanica (syn. P. rosea) (White variety)  2. P. indica (Red variety)  3. P. capensis Parts used: Root-bark Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, Dry. Pungent, Bitter. Toxic. The Red variety is hottest. Uses: 1. Warms Yang, Clears Damp:-Indigestion, Colic, bloating, poor appetite, soft or watery stool-aversion to Cold-Rhinitis associated with Damp and Wind-Diarrhea, Dysentery (TCM, Ayurveda)-Cough, Asthma-with Honey for Obesity-Hemorrhoids2. Clears Wind-Damp, Eases Pain (TCM, Ayurveda):-Rheumatism; Arthritic and Bone pain-cold-damp Joint Pain with swelling and pitting3. Warms the Kidneys, Promotes Urine:-Urinary Stones, Polyuria-Spermatorrhea, Leukorrhea-Edema, Obesity-taken with Ghee and suitable herbs, it is a rejuvenator4. Opens obstruction, Clears Damp:-Swelling and obstruction of the Liver or Spleen-Cold-Damp-type Jaundice-Liver tonic5. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis: (TCM, Ayurveda)-bruising, Blood stagnation (TCM)-amenorrhea6. Resists Poison: (TCM, Ayurveda)-chronic Skin diseases including Psoriasis, Leprosy-toxic swellings and sores-Snake Bite (TCM)-in the treatment of Malaria, fresh leaves were beaten and applied to the pulse before the fit, removing when heat is felt. (TCM)7. Kills Worms:-Worms and Parasites8. Externally:-Three or 4 fresh…

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