Rhinacanthus NASUTA (L.) Kurz.
| Synonym : | Dianthera paniculata Lour. Ecbolium dichotomum (Blume) Kuntze Justicia nasuta L. Rhinacanthus comimunis Nees (Acanthaceae) |
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| Bangla Name : | Juipana, Palakajuia. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Acanthaceae |
| Disease : | Aphrodisiac, eczema, ringworm , cancer, prickly heat , dandruff , inflammatory skin diseases and anti-hypertensive. |
| Description : | An undershrub 0.9-1.5 m high. Leaves 5-10 cm long, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, entire, lanceolate, glabrous or nearly so, base tapering. Flowers sessile or subsessile, solitary or 2-3 together, distant on the divaricate branches of very large lax terminal panicles, corolla 2.5-3.2 cm long, white. Capsules 1.9-2.2 cm long, narrow, pointed, velvety pubescent. |
| Distribution : | Northern and eastern part of the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and roots contain a red resinous substance, rhinacanthin, allied to chrysophanic and frangulic acids. Leaves also contain chrysophanic acid, an anthocyanin and an alkaloid. Flowers contain flavone derivatives, flavanol-3-glucoside and rutin. Two ne |
| Uses : | Roots boiled in milk is said to be aphrodisiac. Root, leaves and seeds are useful in eczema, ringworm and other skin diseases. Leaves are useful in cancer, prickly heat and dandruff. Fresh roots are considered valuable medicine for inflammatory skin disea |
| Habit : | Under shrub |