Chitrakmool (Plumbago Zeylanica)

In Ayurvedic medicine, chitrakmool has been mentioned as having pungent, astringent, diuretic, germicidal, and vesicant properties. Others mention chitrakmool to have benefit in terms of digestive, nervous and female reproductive system. Used in indigestion, gas, hemorrhoids, rheumatism, promotes sweating and small doses stimulate the central nervous system. See a list of ayurvedic herbs.

Chitrakmool is also a medicinal plant commonly used in Ethiopia for skin diseases.

Chitrakmool and prostate cancer
Human prostate cancer cell growth is inhibited by plumbagin, a constituent of the widely used medicinal herb chitrakmool.

Substances in chtrakmool
Aerial parts of chtrakmool have plumbagin, isoshinanolone, plumbagic acid, beta-sitosterol, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, trans-cinnamic acid, vanillic acid, 2, 5-dimethyl-7-hydroxychromone, and indole-3-carboxaldehyde.

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