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Herbवनस्पति

Chitraka (white leadwort)

चित्रक (चीता) · चित्रक

Plumbago zeylanica · Plumbaginaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
चित्रकअग्निकदहनहुतभुक्वह्नि
Hindi
चित्रकचीताचितावरचीतामूल
English
Chitrakawhite leadwortplumbagochitraka
Romanized
chitrakachitachitrak
Marathi
चित्रक

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Preparation1

  • The footnote says chitraka root becomes purified when kept in lime water.

    Chapter 25 · p. 594 · v. 43FootnoteTraditional description

Safety

  • Editorial safety note: irritant. This is a library classification, not a statement from the source.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.

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Given as vehicle or after-drink

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Taken with or after these preparations.

Topics of the text that discuss it

11
Buttermilk that destroys pilesChitraka kalpaIntroduction to the alkali (kshara) and other kalpasMethod of the alkali (kshara) kalpaPlant glossary, letter section च (entries 1–17: चक्रमर्द to चोर)Plant glossary, letter section द (entries 1–20: दर्भ to द्विरज)Plant glossary, letter section प (entries 1–48: पटोल to प्लक्ष)Plant glossary, अ entries 1–16 (अंकोल to अग्निमन्थ)Plant glossary, क entries 57–70 (किरात to कुरंट)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)Triphaladi kalpa

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 60 times on 39 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which senses does the glossary give for अग्नि?

चित्रक and लाल चित्रक, भिलावा, नींबू, सोना, केशर and पित्त, among others.

Detailed answer and sources
Against which diseases is the chitraka rasayana said to work, and how is chitraka root purified?

It is said to destroy strong rajayakshma (kshaya), dreadful piles and all diseases; the footnote says the root is purified by keeping it in lime water.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantRoot
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
39
Chapters
Chapter 25
Extraction tasks
T28
Record id
ingredient_chitraka