Botanical name : Hedyotis herbacea Linn.
Family : Rubiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Chayaparpatika, Kshudraparpata
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Madhura
Guna : Lakhu, Snigdha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English :
Hindi : Paper bhed
Malayalam : Nonganam pullu
Distribution – In the moist place in India, grows as a weed.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An erect annual or biennial herb, grows up to 30 cm in height. Leaves are solitary, small, opposite, acute and lanceolate; flowers small, white and solitary found in axillary cymes. Seeds ellipsoid.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, inflammation, fever, pain, burning sensation, filariasis, ulcer and hydrocele.
Useful part : Whole plant