CHITRAK - USES IN OBGY

 It is known as Chitrak in Marathi & Sanskrit  , chita in Hindi & Leadwort in English.

Latin Name - Plumbago zeylanica

Family - Plumbaginaceae 

                                          

Properties -

Rasa - Katu 

Virya - Ushna

Vipaka - Katu

Guna - Laghu , Ruksha , Tikshna

Chemical Constituents - Plumbagin

Parts Used -  Mooltwak (Skin of roots) 

USES -

1.Due to Ushna virya , it works as Vajikarana & kamottejak ( Aphrodisiac).

2.As it works as Tivra Garbhashaysankochak ( uterine contractions) & Gabhastavkara ( causes abortion) so used in Anartava ( Amenorrhoea) & Makkalshoola. 

3.It is also used in Sutika jwara ( Fever in puerperal state ).

4.Due to Ushna & Tikshna guna of chitraka , it works as  Garbhashaya shodhan ( cleansing action of uterus) .

5.Rasayan - it works as rasayan for weakness after jwara ( fever)

6.contraindicated in - 

• raktaj - pittaj yoni roga

• Garbhini ( pregnanat woman)

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic textbooks