Description
PALA INDIGO PLANT (WRIGHTIA TINCTORIA)
Plant pacify vitiated tridoshas, fever, stomach ache, skin diseases especially psoriasis and non-specific dermatitis. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-dandruff properties and hence is used in hair oil preparations.
The bark and seeds are effective against psoriasis and non-specific dermatitis. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-dandruff properties and hence is used in hair oil preparations.
Tinctoria is the most commonly prescribed Siddha herbal medication for skin diseases, in specific psoriasis. The “777 oil” made from the fresh leaves of the plant exhibits various analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic activities and it is a highly cited medication for the treatment of psoriasis.
Thus helping in improving immunity. Wrightia tinctoria herbal extracts are showing promising results in curing many autoimmune diseases including psoriasis, bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus and alopecia.
Traditional medicine
In Ayurveda and other traditional medicine practices, the plant is called shwetha kutaja and its seeds are called indrayava or indrajava. There is no high-quality clinical evidence that it is safe or has any beneficial effect.
