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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Plumbago zeylanica

Common Name
Bama, Poksor, Seiron-Maturi, Godong enchok, Cheraka, Jarak, Chitraka, Chita, Inobiri, Leadwort,White-Flowered, Ohyeegya, Chempaka, Daun Entjok

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Abortifacient Japan Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Abortifacient Malaysia *
Abortive Java *
Abscess Elsewhere *
Ache(Head) Java *
Anasarca Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Candida India *
Counterirritant Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Dermatosis Java *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Digestive India(Ayurvedic) *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere *
Emmenagogue Java *
Emmenagogue Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Emmenagogue India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Enema Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Expectorant Elsewhere *