Herb in Thai notifiable formulas

Indian Leadwort Root

เจตมูลเพลิงแดง · Chetmun Phloeng Daeng

Plumbago indica L.

Family
Plumbaginaceae
Part used
root
Crude drug
Plumbago Indicae Radix
Other names
Rose-Coloured Leadwort Root, Scarlet Leadwort Root, Whorled Plantain Root
In the announcement
Used in 45 notifiable formulas (17 as capsules)
Indian Leadwort Root, dried root
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Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)

Constituents and quality criteria of Indian Leadwort Root

Summarised from the Indian Leadwort Root monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried root.

The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.

Constituents

Indian Leadwort Root contains naphthoquinones (e.g., plumbagin), flavonoids, etc.

Raw material quality criteria

Foreign matterNot more than 2.0% w/w
Loss on dryingNot more than 10.0% w/w
Total ashNot more than 10.0% w/w
Acid-insoluble ashNot more than 2.0% w/w
Water-soluble extractiveNot less than 22.0% w/w
Ethanol-soluble extractiveNot less than 14.0% w/w

Storage: Indian Leadwort Root shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place.

Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Indian Leadwort Root

45 formulas containing Indian Leadwort Root

Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.

Development potential

Develop Indian Leadwort Root into a product with the TIBD group

In notifiable formulas45 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria

Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway