Family: Acanthaceae
Synonym: Justicia japonica Thunb.
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Grasslands and waste places
Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and East Africa
Flowering & Fruiting:
August-February
Key identification
features: Erect or decumbent herbs. Leaves ovate or linear,
apex acute, sparsely scabrous above and strigose below. Spike cylindric; bracts
and bracteoles ovate, softly hairy; corolla pink. Capsule pubescent.
Uses:
To treat fever, asthma, edema, cough, jaundice, urinary tract infection, and
sore throat, as well as for snake bites and as a fish-killer.
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