Phyla NODIFLORA (L.) Greene.
| Synonym : | Blairia nodiflora (L.) Gaertn. Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. Phyla chinensis Lour. Verbena fruticosa Mill. |
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| Bangla Name : | Bhui Okar, Karghas, Bakkan. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Verbenaceae |
| Disease : | Diuretic, stomachic, febrifuge , astringent , ulcers, wounds, asthma, bronchitis,bowels, pain and piles. |
| Description : | A prostrate, much branched annual herb, often rooting at the nodes, up to 75 cm long. Leaves cuneate-spathulate, serrate, 2.5 cm long. Peduncles commonly axillary, heades 1.25 cm long, ovoid or cylindric. Flowers small, pinkish-purple to white. |
| Distribution : | Throughout the country in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain tannin, fat, lactose, maltose, glucose, fructose, xylose, rutin, a waxy ester, ?-sitosterol, a bitter substance and two glucosidic colouring matters, nodiflorin A and B. Nodifloridin A and B, nodifloretin, two new flavone glycoside - lippif |
| Uses : | The plant is diuretic, stomachic, febrifuge and astringent to the bowels, good for ulcers, wounds, asthma, bronchitis, considered valuable in ischury, stoppage of the bowels and pain in the knee-joints. A poultice composed of the fresh plant is a good mat |
| Habit : | Herb |