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Saturday, August 28, 2021

Plumbago zeylanica/Ela nitul/එල නිතුල්




Botanical name: Plumbago zeylanica
Family: Plumbaginaceae

Names in different languages:
    Sinhala: Ela nitul/එල නිතුල්
    English : Plumbago, White leadwort
    Tamil : சித்திர மூலம் chittiramoolam Karimai •
    Sanskrit:

Distribution: Sri Lanka,E. Asia - India, Malaysia. Widely naturalised in many areas of the Tropics, especially Africa and southeast Asia.

Status:Native
Edible parts:None

Ayurvedicusage:
 Treatment for : Flatulence, Diarrhoea,Skin diseases,Dyspepsia,Gonorrhea, Anasarca ,Leprosy, Influenza,Swellings,Leukoderma,Alopecia,areata,Rheumatism,Tuberculosis,Heamorrhoids,Anorexia,Filariasis,Abscesses,Renal calculi.
(Source : Institute of ayurveda .org)

Parts use to make medicine: Leaves , Root.
Propagation: Seeds

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