Barcode: CAL0000009532

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Family: PLUMBAGINACEAE

Scientific Name: Plumbago zeylanica L.

Collector: G.V. Subbarao

Country: India

Uses: Root is used as vesicant, abortifacient, and diuretic, and used in treatment of dyspepsia, piles, anasarca, diarrhoea and skin diseases. Root paste is applied for opening abscesses. Root infusion is used in influenza and black-water fever treatment. Root bark contains plumbagin pigment.