Botanical name: Strobilanthes heynianus Nees (Strobilanthes ciliatus Nees)

Family : Acanthaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Sahachara, Sairayea, Daasi.

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Tikta, Madhura

Guna : Lakhu, Snigda

Virya : Ushna

Vipaka : Katu

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Strobilanthus

Hindi : Karvi

Malayalam : Karimkurunji

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A slender shrub grows up to 2 meters in height. Leaves are opposite, dark green, elliptic and acuminate in both ends. Flowers are white, small, seen in leaf axillary spikes. Fruits are rare. Propagation mainly by vegetative manner.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated vata, skin diseases, impotency and diabetes. It is a detoxifier of vitiated blood. .

Useful part : Plant as a whole.