KUTAJA-STREE

1. Botanical name : Wrightia tinctoria.
2. Family : Apocynaceae
3. Tamil : Veppalai
4. Hindi : Dudhi
5. Malayalam : Ayapala
6. English : Pala Indigo
7. Habit : a small to medium-sized deciduous shrub or tree, bark producing milky latex.
8. Distribution : Primarily found in the tropical and subtropical regions of India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.
9. Useful part : Seed, Stem, Bark, Leaf
10. Rasa Panchaka
11. Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
12. Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
13. Veerya : Sheeta
14. Vipaka : Katu
15. Karma : Kapha-Vatahara

11. Indications : Jwara, Kushta, Atisara
12. Dose : Powder: 3-6gm

Decoction – 30-40 ml

13. Formulations : Kutaja Arista, Kutaja Churna,  Kutajavaleha, Kutaja taila.

LEAF

FRUIT