Botanical name : Clinacanthus siamensis (Clinacanthus nutans) Family : Acanthaceae SANSKRIT SYNONYMS Sophaghni, Vishaghni, Vishalata AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya Guna : Lakhu Virya : Ushna PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Hindi : Malayalam : Vishapacha, Vishahari Distribution – Throughout Western Ghats growing as an undershrub. PLANT DESCRIPTION A medium sized perennial shrub grows up to 2 meters in height. Leaves simple, opposite, acute or acuminate and slightly serrated, crowded at the end. Stem round, green colored, and turns grey when old. Plant blossom rarely, with small witish flowes. Reproduction mainly by vegetative manner. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, poison bites, inflammation, traumatic edema and swelling due to poison stings. Useful part : Leaves, Root, Stem.