Description

Other Benefits as per Ayurveda

• It enhances the liver metabolism and supports healthy liver functions.
• Supports anal care

Possible Indications

• Piles and Hemorrhoids
• Weak Digestion
• Anorexia
• Piles
• Abdominal Pain
• Skin Diseases
• Dyslipidemi

As Per Ayurveda

Chitrakmula helps in increasing appetite as well as aids digestion by promoting digestive fire and secretion of digestive juices. So it has very good dual effect of promoting appetite and aiding digestion. It is also used in mostly anal care formulation along with chavya herb like palvorin.

High quality powder of ayurvedic herb from its natural habitat. Free from gluten, soya, dairy, binder, preservatives or artificial colors.

Common & Uncommon Names

• Family Name: Plumbaginaceae
• Botanical Name: Plumbago Zeylanica
• English Name: Wild Leadwort
• Hindi Name: Chitramoola

Other Uncommon Names of This Herb

Chitramoola, chita lakri, shitaraj, boga agechita, chita, chitrak, chitruk, sufaid, swetchita, chitra, chitrak, chitrakmula, agnipaavaka, bilay-chitramula, kotuveli, schetti-codiveli, telhidak, chithraka, chithramoola, chitraka, chitramula, vuhni, shitarak, shitirah, agni, agnika, agnimata, agnishikha, agnisikha, adigarradi, akanati, akanaticceti, akanatitam, atattuvam, agnimaata, agnimaatha, agnimata, agnimatha, kru trug tres (p), kru tug tres, tsa gran ka, chita lakri, chita wood, sheetraj Hindi

Properties

• Rasa (Taste): Bitter
• Guna (Characteristics): Light, Rough, sharp
• Virya (Potency): Hot
• Vipaka (Post Digestive Effect): Bitter

Best Source

Scrub forests, wastelands and fallow lands. Found on hills up to 1400m throughout the tropics and subtropics.

Directions for Use

Take 3 Gms of powder two to three times a day after meals with water.

External application

Make a thick paste with water and apply it on the affected area of the body.

Precautions

• Pregnant/Lactating women, children or any with Known pre-existing condition should take under the advice of a healthcare provider. Keep away from the reach of children.

Ayurvedic Lifestyle

• Nutritional diet
• Yoga
• Morning walk
• Restful sleep

Foods to Favor

• Fresh diet
• Vegetables [beetroot, bottle gourd, bitter melon, cucumber, ginger,parmal]
• Lemon
• Fruits [pomegranate, grapes, apple, papaya, peach, pear]
• Avocado
• Cod liver oil
• Oats
• Yogurt
• Blueberries
• Green lentils
• Yellow lentils

Foods to Avoid

• Milk
• Dairy products
• Heavy food that take too much time for digestion
• Fried or oily food that obstruct srotas [channels] of the body
• Food that is hot in nature
• Spicy food
• Food rich in sour taste

Do’s

• Drink plenty of lukewarm water.
• Take honey or ghee [butter] with this product.
• Drink lemon water daily.

Don’ts

• Avoid unnecessary stress, tensions and anger.
• Avoid suppression of natural urges.
• Avoid caffeine and alcohol consumption.

Classical References

• Bhavprakesh
• Chakradatta
• Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India

Scientific References

• Oyedapo OO .Study on the root extract of Plumbago zeylanica Pharmaceutical Biology, 1996; 34(5): 365-369
• Jiangsu New Medical College. Zhonyao Dictionary (Encyclopedia of Chinese Materia). Scientific and Technological Press, Shanghai, pp 711-712,1979.

Reference Classical or Govt. Approved Books

Special Notes

This herb has been approved by the Department of Ayush/ Government of India after the proper screening of scientific evidence as well as classical reference by the GOVT REGULATORY BOARD COMMITTEE.

GMP and USDA Certified Organic Manufacturing Facility: Laboratory tested for quality purity and heavy metal standards.

**These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any Disease.