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Sweta Chitrak

Local Name	:	Sweta Chitrak
Botanical Name	:	Plumbago zeylanica L.
Common Name	:	Ceylon leadwort
Family	:	Plumbaginaceae
Distribution	:	It is found throughout India including Odisha. It grows in tropical and subtropical climates around the world, including Australia, Asia, and Africa.
Habit	:	Herb
Short Description	:	It is an herbaceous plant with glabrous stems and bears white flowers.

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Descriptions

It is an herbaceous plant with glabrous stems that are climbing, prostrate, or erect. Leaves are simple, alternate, and lanceolate to ovate in shape. Flowers are small, tubular, and arranged in terminal clusters or racemes. Each flower has five petals and is white in color. Fruits are small, rounded capsules containing seeds.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

September - February

Use(s)

Whole plant paste is used in joint pain.