Ophiorrhiza rugosa VAR. PROSTRATA (D.Don) Deb & Mondal.
| Synonym : | Ophiorrhiza harrisiana B.Heyne ex Hook.f. Ophiorrhiza harrisonii G.Don Ophiorrhiza prostrata D.Don Virecta prostrata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don |
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| Bangla Name : | Harigandhali (B), Jari, Kalashona (Chakma), Jariphul (Tanchunga), Ru bong, Thong Row (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Rubiaceae |
| Disease : | Dysentery. |
| Description : | A small, slender, perennial herb, stems, leaves and cymes tomentose. Leaves 3.7-5 cm long, ovate, broadly ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, acute or acuminate. Flowers small, white, in small, dichotomous cymes. Capsules compressed obcordate, glabrous. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet, in shady areas. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The root extract is taken internally for the treatment of dysentery by the Chakmas in Rangamati. Leaf tea is taken for body and chest pain by the Marma. |
| Habit : | Herb |