Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Leadwort |
Botanical Name |
Plumbago zeylanica |
System Affected |
skin, leprosy, worms, antifungal, antimicrobial |
Properties |
source of Plumbagin abdominal tumors, warts, parasitic skin infections, leprosy worms reduce tumor growth antimicrobial, antifungal used to induce abortions. |
Description |
white flowers |
Origin |
India, Africa |
Notes |
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Toxicity |
poisonous if ingested |
Dosage |
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