grows as a perennial under shrub
throughout the Western Ghats.It grows up to 2 meters in height. Leavessimple, opposite, acute or acuminate and slightly serrated, crowded at the end. Stem round, green colored, and turns grey when old. Flowers are bisexual, dull red with green base and yellow streaks on lower lip and occur in dense cymes.Fruit is a loculicidal capsule.
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, poison bites, inflammation, traumatic oedema and swelling due to poison stings. Used as anti snake venom, to treat diabetes, herpes infection, effective against influenza and gives immune response.This Particular Species is Conserved and Propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHAVANAM NURSERY.
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