Wrightia tinctoria, Dhanthappala, Kambippala, Neelappala, Vettupala, Pala indigo, ദന്തപ്പാല, കമ്പിപ്പാല, നീലപ്പാല, വെട്ടുപാല

Family: Apocynaceae
Vernacular names: Dhanthappala, Kambippala, Neelappala, Vettupala, ദന്തപ്പാല, കമ്പിപ്പാല, നീലപ്പാല, വെട്ടുപാല (Malayalam), Pala indigo (English), Svetakutaja (Sanskrit), Dudhi (Hindi), Vapaalai (Tamil)
Distribution: India, Myanmar and Timor
Description: Deciduous trees. Leaves simple, opposite, distichous, estipulate. Flower bisexual, white, scented, in terminal cymes appearing along with new leaves. Fruit of 2 follicular mericarps, slender, smooth, green, cylindric, cohering at the tip; seed 16 mm long, black, commate at one end.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: February-November

Parts used: Bark, seeds and leaves
Properties & Uses: Anthelmintic, anti-diarrhoeal, antidysenteric and febrifuge. Decoction of the bark and leaves are used as a febrifuge, stomachic and tonic. It is also used for chronic dysentery, diarrhoea, piles and skin diseases. The fresh leaves are pungent and are chewed to relieve toothache. The leaves with coconut oil used against psoriasis and other skin diseases.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo,
Traditional Uses:Fresh leaf paste is applied on skin to cure skin diseases.
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