Wrightia tinctoria
Wrightia tinctoria
Author : (Roxb.) R.Br.
Family : Apocynaceae

Habit: Shrub
Sanskrit: Svetakutajah
English: Pala indigo plant
 
Description
A small, deciduous tree, up to 2 m tall, with light grey bark, milky latex, elliptic-ovate or obovate-oblong leaves, white, fragrant flowers in lax terminal cymes and cylindrical, pendulous follicles, in pairs containing linear seeds with white, basal coma.
Useful part

Leaves, bark, seeds, root, latex
Medicinal Uses

Hypertension, dysentery, diarrhoea, leprosy, psoriasis, bleedings, worm infestations, fever, burning sensation, skin diseases, piles
Major chemical constituents

β-amyrin, β-sitosterol, lupeol, ursolic & oleanolic acids