Health Benefits

of Chitraka

Improves appetite and digestion; useful in anorexia.

Best medicine for non-bleeding piles.

Removes intestinal worms and boosts digestive fire.

Ayurvedic Properties

Rasa

Rasa (Taste): Tikta (bitter), Katu (pungent)

Guna

Guna (Qualities): Laghu (light), Ruksha (dry)

Virya

Virya (Potency): Shita (cold)

Vipaka

Vipaka (Post-digestion): Katu (pungent)

Doshakarma

Pitta-vatashamak (alleviate Pitta and Vatta Dosha)

Morphology

A shrub with slender branches and sticky white tubular flowers.
Leaves are oval and papery, fruits are capsules with sticky glands.
Seeds are dark brown or black.

Latin Name: Plumbago zeylanica
Botanical Name: Plumbago zeylanica
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Common Name: Chitrak, Chitrakmool
English Name: Leadwort
Part Used: Root

Medicinal

Uses

Digestive Health

Helps with flatulence, indigestion, and diarrhea.

Support For Respiratory Function

helpful in case of inflammatory conditions, bronchitis and cough.

Skin Disorders

It cures ringworm, scabies, leucoderma and leprosy.

Additional Advantages

focuses on vata-kapha vitiations, piles, and urinary stones.

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Treatments

Digestive Issues:

To treat diarrhoea and lack of appetite due to gastrointestinal disorders, 1-2 g of Chitraka powder with 5 grammes of Mustaka powder can be used.

Joint Disorders:

Massage oil made with Chitraka for relief from Sandhivata and Amavata.

Urinary Stones:

Consume 5–10ml Chitraka decoction daily.