Plumbago zeylanica, Koduveli, Vellakoduveli, Ceylon leadwort, കൊടുവേലി, വെള്ളക്കൊടുവേലി

Family: Plumbaginaceae
Vernacular names: Koduveli, Vellakoduveli, കൊടുവേലി, വെള്ളക്കൊടുവേലി (Malayalam), Ceylon leadwort (English), Chitraka (Sanskrit), Kodivaeli (Tamil)
Distribution: Pantropical
Description: Rambling sub-scandent under shrubs. Leaves ovate or elliptic-ovate. Flowers white, in elongate, terminal, often panicled racemes. Capsule oblong.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Deciduous forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: November-March

Parts used: Root
Properties & Uses: Roots are astringent, diuretic, expectorant, stomachic and abortifacient; used in piles, bronchitis, dyspepsia, rheumatism, leprosy, ringworm, scabies and other skin diseases. Root bark is used as sudorific and antipyretic. Juice is used in scabies and ulcers. Root paste is given in jaundice. Root along with Calotropis gigantea and black pepper is given in stomachache. Plumbagin from the root has antifertility properties; externally it is a strong irritant. It also stimulates nervous system. Juice of the root bark along with a little ginger is given in blood dysentery.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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