Scientific name :plumbago zeylancia
Family :Plumbaginaceae
Habitat : Perennial herb
Medicinal Uses : Roots are abortifacient , vesicant and diuretic , used in dyspepsia, piles , anasarca, diarrhoea and skin diseases.Paste of roots is applied for opening abscesses. Infusion of roots is used for influenza and black –water fever.