Talk:Chitraka
Plumbago zeylanica L.
| Section/Chapter | Herb database/Chitraka |
|---|---|
| Botanical name(s) | Plumbago zeylanica L. |
| Family | Plumbaginaceae |
| Availability | Available |
| Contributors | -- |
| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Publisher | Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre |
| DOI | Awaited |
English name
Leadwort
Therapeutic uses[1]
Agnimandhya(loss of appetite), grahani roga, arsha(hemorrhoids),udara shoola(pain in abdomen), gudashotha(swelling on anal region)
Synonyms in Charak Samhita
Chitraka, Analanama(it has a burning qualities like that of agni), Vyaal(it can tear apart unwanted tisue growth), Agni
Synonyms in bhavaprakasa nighantu[2]
Usana(chitraka has katu(pungent) rasa and goes under katu(pungent)vipaka )
Varieties
- Sweta- plumbago zeylanica
- Rakta- plumbago rosea
- Nila- plumabago capensis
Ayurvedic pharmacological properties
| Sr.no. | Pharmacological criteria | Properties |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taste (rasa) | Pungent (katu) |
| 2 | Potency (veerya) | Hot (ushna) |
| 3 | Post digestion effect (vipaka) | Pungent (katu) |
| 4 | Qualities (guna) | Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Sharp (tikshna) |
| 5 | Actions (karma) | Pacify kapha and vata, increases pitta |
Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions
| Sr.no. | Reference in Charak Samhita | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/18 | Deepaniya and Shulaghniyavagu(Gruel for enhancing digestion and colic pain) |
| 2 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/29 | Bhediniyavagu(Gruels for catharsis and flatulence) |
| 3 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(3) | Lekhaniyamahakashaya(emaciating) |
| 4 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(4) | Bhedaniyamahakashaya(breaking mass/solid lesions) |
| 5 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(6) | Deepaniyamahakashaya(Appetisers) |
| 6 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(11) | Truptighnamahakashaya(anti-satiety) |
| 7 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(12) | Arshoghnamahakashaya(anti-hemorrhoids) |
| 8 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(45) | Shoolaprashamanmahakashaya(anti-spasmodics) |
| 9 | Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 6/18 | Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa(treatment of worm infestation) |
| 10 | Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 6/26 | Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa(treatment of worm infestation) |
| 11 | Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/135 | Vaman dravyani(emetic dravya) |
| 12 | Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/135 | Vaman dravyani(emetic dravya) |
| 13 | Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/142 | Katuskandha(group of pungent drugs) |
| 14 | Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/34 | Garbhasya pratimasik karma |
| 15 | Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/38 | Sukha prasavarth |
| 16 | Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/41 | Prajata stree paricharya |
| 17 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 1/ 22 | Vamanartha(for emesis) |
| 18 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/16 | Preparations of Trivrut |
| 19 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/40 | Preparations of Modaka |
| 20 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/54 | Trivrittadi Modaka |
| 21 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/58 | Hemantkalina Trivrut Yoga |
| 22 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/70 | Madya Yoga |
| 23 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 9/7 | Tilvaka Yoga |
| 24 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 9/7 | Tilvaka Sura Yoga |
| 25 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 12/23 | Churna Yoga |
| 26 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 12/27 | Modaka Yoga |
| 27 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 1/3/3 | In formulation of amalakaayasa brahmarasayana |
| 28 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/267 | As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila. |
| 29 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/65 | Ingredient in Trayushanaadi ghrita |
| 30 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/69 | Ingredient of Hingusauvarchaladya ghrita |
| 31 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/71 | Ingredient of Hapushadya ghrita |
| 32 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/80 | Ingredient of Hingvadi churna |
| 33 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/86 | Ingredient of Shatyadi Churna |
| 34 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/144 | Ingredient in Bhallatakadya Ghrita for Kaphaj Gulma(abdominal lump) |
| 35 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/147 | Ingredient in Kshir Shatpal Ghrita |
| 36 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/154 | Ingredient of Danti- Haritaki |
| 37 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/165 | Pathya Diet in Gulma(abdominal lump) |
| 38 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/29 | Used for making decoction in Kaphaj Prameh(diabetes) |
| 39 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/42 | Ingredient in Madhvasav |
| 40 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/101 | Ingredient in Avaleh |
| 41 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/169 | Ingredient in Strotosuddhikar Ghrita |
| 42 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/20 | Ingredient in Mahapanchagavya Ghrita |
| 43 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/24 | In treatment of Vataj Svayathu |
| 44 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/29 | Ingredient in Gandiradhyarishta |
| 45 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/30 | Ingredient in Gandiradhyarishta |
| 46 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/34 | Ingredient in Punarnavadhyarishta |
| 47 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/39 | Ingredient in Triphaladhyarishta |
| 48 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/41 | Ingredient in Krishnadi Churna |
| 49 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/44 | Ingredient in Kshar Gudika |
| 50 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/55 | Ingredient in Chitrakadi Ghrita |
| 51 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/57 | Ingredient in Dvitiya Chitrakadi Ghrita |
| 52 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/58 | Ingredient in Chitrak Ghrita |
| 53 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/60 | Ingredient in Jivantyadi Yavagu |
| 54 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/73 | As an Unmardan dravya in Kaphaj Shvayathu(swelling) |
| 55 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/79 | In treatment of plihodara |
| 56 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/80 | In formulation of vidangadi kshara |
| 57 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/84 | In formulation of rohitaka ghrita |
| 58 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/112 | In formulation of panchkola ghrita |
| 59 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/116 | As an ingredient of chitrakadi ghrita |
| 60 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/137 | As an ingredient of nilinadya churna |
| 61 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/147 | Kalka used in udararoga for 1 month |
| 62 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/163 | In formulation of ksharvatika |
| 63 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/40 | As an application of Talia before swedana Kriya, Used for lepa |
| 64 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/62 | As an ingredient of traushnadi churna |
| 65 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/68 | Chiktrakamulanchurna with didhu used in arsha roga |
| 66 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/69 | Chitraka churna is used with madhya |
| 67 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/71 | Citraka churna is to be given with takra |
| 68 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/72 | As an ingredient of takrarista |
| 69 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/76 | Use dadhi and takra (By application of citraka kalka in ghata) |
| 70 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/89 | Used in peya, khada yusha, ghrita, siddhant jala |
| 71 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/104 | As an ingredient of pippalyadi ghrita |
| 72 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/105 | Cavya and citraka sidhha ghrit with guda and yavakshara |
| 73 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/107 | As an ingredient of cavyadi ghrita |
| 74 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/110 | As an ingredient of nagaradya ghrita |
| 75 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/122 | Shaka prayoga in arsha roga |
| 76 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/131 | Used in anuvasana basti |
| 77 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/144 | As an ingredient of dantyarista |
| 78 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/148 | As an ingredient of phalarista |
| 79 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/153 | As an ingredient of dvitiya phalarista |
| 80 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/159 | As an ingredient of kanakarista |
| 81 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/231 | As an ingredient of hriberadi ghrita |
| 82 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/236 | As an ingredient of sunishanak changeri ghrita |
| 83 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/76 | Panchakola sadhit peya and Anna is given in Amaja grahani roga |
| 84 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/82 | As an ingredient of dashmuladya ghrita |
| 85 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/96 | As an ingredient of citrakadhya gutika |
| 86 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/103 | Used in condition of shoola in kaphapittaja grahani |
| 87 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/106 | Agnivruddhiartha and for alleviating kostha gaya kayu in grahaniroga |
| 88 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/112 | Used as ingredient of yavagu |
| 89 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/132 | This drug is used in treatment of pittajagrahani as an ingredient of Bhunimbadhya churna |
| 90 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/142 | Used as peya padartha in Kaphaja grahani |
| 91 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/146 | As an ingredient of madhookasava |
| 92 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/152 | As an ingredient of Duralabhasava(Kaphaja grahani ) |
| 93 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/165 | As an ingredient of Madhvarista |
| 94 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/171 | As an ingredient of Kshara ghrita |
| 95 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/173 | As an ingredient of Pipallimuladhya Kshara |
| 96 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/182 | As an ingredient of Bhunimbadhya Kshara |
| 97 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/186 | Used in preparation of Chaturtha Kshara |
| 98 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/189 | Used in preparation of Pancham Kshara |
| 99 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/44 | As an ingredient of Dadimadi Ghrita |
| 100 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/70 | As an ingredient of Navayas Loha |
| 101 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/73 | As an ingredient of Mandur Vataka |
| 102 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/78 | As an ingredient of Suwarna Makshika Yoga |
| 103 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/81 | As an ingredient of Yogaraj |
| 104 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/93 | As an ingredient of Punarnava Mandura |
| 105 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/102 | As an ingredient of Mandura Vataka |
| 106 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 17/94 | Used in yusha preparation for hikka svasa |
| 107 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 17/96 | Used in yusha preparation for hikka svasa |
| 108 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 17/101 | Used in yavagu preparation for hikka svasa |
| 109 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 17/110 | Kalka is used in hikka svasa |
| 110 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 17/142 | As an ingredient of Tejovatyadi ghrit |
| 111 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/36 | Use as an ingredient of pippalyadi ghrita. |
| 112 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/39 | Use as an ingredient of triushanadi ghrita. |
| 113 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/53 | Use as an ingredient of chitrakadi leha. |
| 114 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/57 | Use as an ingredient of agastya haritaki leha. |
| 115 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/77 | Use as an ingredient of peya yoga. |
| 116 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/119 | Use as a yoga dravya. |
| 117 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/158 | Use as an ingredient of dwipanchamuladi ghrita. |
| 118 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/161 | Use as an ingredient of guduchyadi ghrita. |
| 119 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/173 | Use as an ingredient of chitrakadi leha. |
| 120 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/178 | Use as an ingredient of jivantyadi leha. |
| 121 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/182 | Use as an ingredient of yavagu. |
| 122 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/27 | As a Ingridient of dipaniya and sangrahi gana |
| 123 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/44 | As an ingredient of chavyadi ghrita. |
| 124 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/45 | As a anuvasana dravya |
| 125 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/106 | As a kwath dravya |
| 126 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/113 | As a yoga dravya |
| 127 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 20/35 | As a pathya ahara in kaphaja chhardi. |
| 128 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/126 | As an ingredient of Dantyadi lepa(external application). |
| 129 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/20 | As an ingredient of Dviruttarahingvadi churna. |
| 130 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/21 | As an ingredient of Vachadi churna |
| 131 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/24 | Used for udavarta. |
| 132 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/65 | As an ingredient of Trutyadi churna. |
| 133 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/192 | As an ingredient of Kshara gutika. |
| 134 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/195 | As an ingredient of Kalaka churna. |
| 135 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/272 | As an ingredient of Mahaneela taila. |
| 136 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/287 | Used in Kaphaja swarbheda. |
| 137 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/32 | As an ingredient of Urustambha nashak Yoga |
| 138 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/35 | As an ingredient of Murvadi choorna |
| 139 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/37 | As an ingredient of Swarnakshiradi Yoga |
| 140 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/45 | As an ingredient of Saindhavadi Taila |
| 141 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/122 | As an ingredient of Chitrakadi ghrita. |
| 142 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/130 | As an ingredient of Triphaladi maha sneha. |
| 143 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/167 | As an ingredient of Mulakadhya taila. |
| 144 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/170 | As an ingredient of Vrushamuladi taila. |
| 145 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/152 | As an ingredient of Triphaladi kalka in tridoshaja shola. |
| 146 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/55 | As an ingredient of Pippalyadi yoga. |
| 147 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/59 | As an ingredient of Guduchyadi taila, used in the treatment of Vataja yoni roga. |
| 148. | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/280 | Used in the treatment of Gaurava stanya dosha, as an ingredient of Pippalyadi kwatha. |
Dose[3]
- 1-2 gm of the drug in powder form
Important formulation[4]
- Chitrakadi vati
- Chitrakharitaki
- Chitrakadi churna
Current availability
Available India - karnataka, kerala , tamilanadu, andhrapradesha, uttarpradesh
Current researches
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Plumbago%20zeylanica
This article is under development ..
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :20
- ↑ Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, haritakyadi varga, verse no.-70
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :20
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health nd Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :20