White leadwort

Scientific name of White leadwort: Plumbago zeylanica

Name of White leadwort in different languages:-

English: Plumbago, White leadwort, Ceylon Leadwort, Doctorbush

Sanskrit: Chitrak

Hindi: चित्रक Chitrak

Malayalam: Vellakoduveli വെള്ള കൊടുവേലി, Thubakoduveli തുമ്പക്കൊടുവേലി

Plant description of White leadwort:-

Plumbago zeylanica White leadwort or Chitrak is a shrub that spreads with stems, grow up to 2.5 m long. The leaves are dark green, ovate; grow up to 12 cm long and 5 cm broad. The flowers are borne in a stalk, sized 6 to 25 cm long and hairs with a sticky coating. Many small dark purple coloured seeds contain in a capsules 4 to 5 mm long.

Leaf Arrangement

Shape-Elliptic	Margin-Entire	Venation-pinnate

Useful plant parts of White leadwort:

Root

Medicinal uses:

Antimicrobial, Antiseptic property, Antimicrobial, larvicidal (kill larvae of Aedes aegypti without any damage to fishes)

Chemical content: 

Hexane, Methanol

How to prepare medicines: 

Plant extracts mix in water to kill larvae of Aedes aegypti

Three types of leadworts

Blue Leadwort	Red Leadwort	White Leadwort

White leadwort is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-