Sweet Indrajao
The scientific name of Sweet indrajao: Wrightia Tinctoria
Name of Sweet indrajao in different languages:-
English: Black Indrajau, Dyeing Rosebay, Dyers’s Oleander, Pala Indigo Plant
Hindi: दुधी dudhi, काला कुडा kala kuda, इन्द्रजौ indrajau, करायजा karayaja
Sanskrit: असित कुटज asita kutaj, hyamaraka, स्त्री कुटज stri kutaja, Meetha Indrayava.
Malayalam: ദന്തപ്പാല Dantappala, ദന്തപ്പാല bhanthappaala, കമ്പിപ്പാല kampippaala,vettupala
Tamil: இரும்பாலை irum-palai, வெட்பாலை vet-palai, பாலை paalai
Plant description:
It is a deciduous trees, grow upto 15 m; bark is up to 10 mm thick, grey or Bark yellowish brown,the flakes are irregular,and smooth; The leaves are simple, arranged oppositely, estipulate; petiole 2 to 5 mm long, stout and glabrous; , oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-ovate; base acute; apex acuminate or caudate; margin entire, glaucous beneath, glabrous, chartaceous. Flower are white, scented, bisexual,found in terminal cymes along with new leaves. Fruit is 15 to 45 cm long, slender, cylindric, smooth, green; seed 16 mm long, black.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Tapered | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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Useful plant parts:
Seeds, Leaf, Bark
Medicinal uses:
To treat fever, stomach ache, skin diseases like psoriasis and dermatitis.
Chemical content:
Medicinal properties:
Anti-inflammatory and anti-dandruff
One of the ingredient in:
Learn more:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931199
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