Fire Plant
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Scientific name
Plumbago indica L.
English Name
Fire Plant
Malayalam name
ചെത്തിക്കൊടുവേലി
Common name
Rosy-flowered leadwort
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : The climate is ideal for its growth, abundantly humid and sunny all year round
- Leaves : oblong to ovate-shaped.
- Flowers : bright red or deep pink
- Stem : semi-wooden and flexible
How to use
For skin diseases : take 1 gram of Chethikoduveli root powder, mix it with 100 milliliters of buttermilk, and drink it.
Joint Pain : A decoction made by boiling the root in water is beneficial. Using a gram of Chethikoduveli root powder (mixed with honey) is also effective.
Uses
Expectorant, Anti-inflammatory, carminative
Parts used
Roots and leaves
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated vegetatively by stem cuttings. Three stem cuttings of size 15cm long are planted in polybags of size 14x10cm.Regular irrigation and weeding are to be carried out.The plant is grown in tropical to subtropical ecosystems. Warm humid tropical climate is most suited. They come up well in almost all types of deep and well drained soils.
