Strobilanthes ciliatus
Strobilanthes ciliatus
Author : Nees
Family : Acanthaceae

Habit: Shrub
Sanskrit: Sahacharah, Sairyakah
English: -
 
Description
An aromatic, much-branched shrub, with broad elliptic-lanceolate leaves, small purplish flowers, in slender axillary spikes and 2-4-seeded capsule containing compressed, smooth seeds.
Useful part

Root, leaves, bark
Medicinal Uses

Roots rheumatism, limping, chest congestion, fever, leucoderma, skin diseases, inflammations, cough, bronchitis, general debility, whooping cough, leprosy
Major chemical constituents

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