Botanical name : Ecbolium viride Kurz (E. linneanum (Forsk.) Alston., Justica ecbolium Linn.)
Family : Acanthaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Neela sahachara, Neelambari
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Lakhu.
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Blue Fox Tail Nail Dye
Hindi :
Malayalam : Neela sahachara, Neelambari.
Distribution – Especially north eastern parts and in Tamil Nadu and Kerala States in India
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial herbaceous plant grows up to 1 meter in height. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate and long petioled. Flowers whitish, found in long candle like terminal spikes. Fruits small, containing minute dark colored seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, gout, dysuria, jaundice, menorrhagia, and rheumatism.
Useful part : Whole plant.
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