Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Blue leadwort Leadwort
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Botanical name: Plumbago capencis Linn
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Chitraka, Agni, Dahana
English : Blue Leadwort
Hindi : Chita
Malayalam : Koduveli, Neelakkoduveli
Botanical name: Plumbago capencis Linn
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Chitraka, Agni, Dahana
English : Blue Leadwort
Hindi : Chita
Malayalam : Koduveli, Neelakkoduveli
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
The root of Blue Leadwort plant is processed and used for Naseum (drops into the nose) a treatment to combat snake poison (Cobra) .The juice of the plant is used for making pills.