Botanical Index No. 804

Plumbago

plumbago zeylanica

Medicinal Actions

Alexeteric, Alterative, Antibacterial, Antifertility, Antiimplantation, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Carminative, Choleretic, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Expectorant, Fungicide, Hypokinetic, Laxative, Orexigenic, Parasiticide, Scabicide, Sialagogue, Stimulant, Tonic, Vesicant

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Aphrodisiac Bitter Rubefacient Vermifuge Vulnerary Abscess Adenopathy Alopecia Amenorrhea Anasarca Anemia Anorexia Arthrosis Ascites Bacteria Boil Bronchosis Cancer colon Childbirth Constipation Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dyspepsia Enterosis Fever Flu Framboesia Fungus Gastrosis Headache Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Infection Itch Leprosy Leukoderma Malaria Mycosis Pain Parasite Rheumatism Ringworm Salmonella Scabies Sore Splenosis Staphylococcus Stomachache Tuberculosis Wart Worm

General Dosage

9–15 g leaf or root.

Safety & Contraindications

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects — Not covered.“Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages”. Plumbagin stimulates the muscles at low doses, but paralyses at high dose.

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