Also known as Wrightia tincturie. ‘dudhi, ‘Dyer’s oleander’, ‘kala kuda’, ‘kapar’, ‘milky way’, ‘pala indog’, ‘snowflake’, ‘sweet indrajao’.
Arctic snow is a flowering plant with powerful antimicrobial properties found in southeast Asia, Australia and India and named after the Scottish botanist and physician William Wright.
The bark and methanol extracts from the leaf of this plant have been scientifically proven to have powerful antibacterial properties against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomona aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus strains of bacteria.
A chloroform extract of the leaves has antifungal properties effective against Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, Cryptococcus, Epidermophyton floccosum, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton simii and Trichophyton tonsurans strains of fungi.
The arctic snow leaf juice can help to treat jaundice. The leaves can also be applied as a poultice for relieving the symptoms of herpes and mumps and can be chewed to relieve toothache.
The bark and seeds are useful to treat dermatitis and psoriasis and other skin diseases and wounds, and its anti-inflammatory and anti-dandruff properties makes it an effective hair oil remedy.
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- Teeth and gum disorders
- Virus infections
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