Ivata Gold (Wrightia Antidysenterica)

Ivata Gold (Scientific - Wrightia Antidysenterica) is a small and compact semi-deciduous shrub, reaching 1-2 meters in height, with a spread of about 1.5 – 2.5 meters. A moderate grower with several short and divaricate branches that turn chocolaty brown as it ages, and adorned with golden green, ovate and acuminate leaves 3-6cm long that are oppositely arranged. And, pure white tubular 5-petaled flowers with yellow centers appear in corymb-like cymes at the end of branches. The Snowflake or Milky Way as commonly known is a beautiful shrub that will be studded with showy star-shaped flowers all year round. 

The leaves are used in treating several skin disorders, psoriasis, nonspecific dermatitis etc. The bark is used as an adulterant for the well known drug, Holarrhena antidysenterica.

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