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Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Leadwort in English is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago auriculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago alba Pasq. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Catalogo del Real Orto Botanico di Napoli (1867)
· Flora de Veracruz (1997)
· Encyclop茅die M茅thodique, Botanique (1786)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1985)
· Flora of Tropical East Africa, Plumbaginaceae (1976)
· Flora of Ecuador (1990)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+83): Citraka, Pavaka, Citramula, Cape leadwort, Whiteflower leadwort, Blueflowered leadwort, Ceylon leadwort, Officinal leadwort, White leadwort, Indian leadwort, White-flowered leadwort, Rosy-flowered leadwort, Agni, Cittiramulam, Kotiveli, Sidhu, Chitu, Tambada Citraka, Makarutam, Karimai.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Leadwort; (plurals include: Leadworts). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Medicines (m): Unclassified Substances < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 14 - The therapeutics of Abdominal Piles (arshas-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) 鈥� Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 12 - The therapeutics of Pectoral Edema (shvayathu-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) 鈥� Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 9 - The Pharmaceutics of Tilwaka (tilvaka-kalpa) < [Kalpasthana (Kalpa Sthana) 鈥� Section on Pharmaceutics]
Variability and traits in rose-coloured leadwort (Plumbago rosea). < [Volume 21 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2001]
Clinical trial of certain ayurvedic medicines indicated in vitiligo < [Volume 9 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1990]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Shad-dharan Yog: Ayurvedic Herbal Formulation for Vata Disorders < [2022: Volume 11, June issue 7]
Review of Maha Analurva Choornam for lumbar spondylosis management. < [2023: Volume 12, April issue 5]
Medicinal properties and toxicity of rakta chitrak (Plumbago rosea) < [2022: Volume 11, May issue 5]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Traditional medicinal uses and classical review of sunthi and ardraka (zingiber officinale roscoe) < [2019, Issue 9, September]
Case report on ayurveda management of polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) with weight gain < [2023, Issue 07, July]
Ayurvedic herbs and herbomettalic compounds: abortificant and/or teratogenic potential < [2018, Issue VI, June]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Scientific review on vamana dravya (emetic drugs) of ashtanga sangraha samhita < [Volume 10, issue 1 (2022)]