Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz
| Synonym : | Dianthera paniculata Lour. Ecbolium dichotomum (Blume) Kuntze Pseuderanthemum connatum Lindau Rhi |
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| Bangla Name : | Juipana,Palakagui. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Acanthaceae |
| Disease : | Aphrodisiac, eczema, ringworm, skin diseases, cancer, prickly heat, dandruff, inflammatory skin dise |
| Description : | Erect shrubs, stem terete, tomentose. Leaves elliptic, acute at both ends, crenulate, minutely pubescent,. Cymes terminal, panicled. Flowers sessile; bracts and bracteoles similar, 2 mm long, hispid; sepals 5, linear-lanceolate, hispid; corolla white; stamens 2, inserted near the throat of the tube, equal; one anther lobe lower than other, glabrous; cell 2-ovuled, style slender. Capsule 2 cm long, clavate, with a lower solid slender stalk, glabrous; seeds 1 or 2 in each cell, rugose. |
| Distribution : | Northern and Eastern part of Bangladesh |
| Chemical Constituents : | Roots and bark contain rhinocanthin which is similar to chrysophanic acid. |
| Uses : | This plant is used in Aphrodisiac, eczema, ringworm, skin diseases, cancer, prickly heat, dandruff, inflammatory skin diseases. |
| Habit : | Shrub |