PlumbaginaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Plumbago indica L.
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- Common Name: Plumbago
- Family: Plumbaginaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: tropical India
- Habitat: probably a native of Sikkim and the Khasia hills.
- Uses: The root is acrid, vesicant, abortifacient and a stimulant. Applied in bland oil, it is used externally or internally in rheumatism and paralytic afflictions. The root is powerful sialogogue and a remedy for secondary syphilis, leprosy and leucoderma.
The milky juice of the plant is used in ophthalmia and in scabies.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 198500269
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1203 - AUS:India C
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-18-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
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- Family: Plumbaginaceae
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