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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Asystasia gangetica |
| Family name: |
ACANTHACEAE
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| English name: |
Coromandel
Chinese Violet
Creeping Foxglove
Ganges Primrose
Coromandel
Chinese Violet
Creeping Foxglove
Ganges Primrose
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| Sinhala name: |
Rila puruk (රිලා පුරුක් )
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| Tamil name: |
Peypatchotti
Aanaikundrimani
Anai kundumani
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Erect or straggling herb. Stems bluntly quadrangular, puberulous. Leaves truncate or cordate at the base 3-.2 x 1.8-4.8, apex acute, margins crenate or entire; petioles to 1.8 cm. Racemes simple. Flowers second, corolla yellow or white, tinged pale violet-blue at throate, tube 1.6 cm long. Capsule clavate, 1.5-3.2 x 0.5 cm , pilulose, seeds 3-5 x 0.5-3 mm.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Asthma
Swelling
Rheumatism
Hypertension
Diabetes
Intestinal diseases
Pain in delivery
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Flowers
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Vermifuge
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-oxidant
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