Ecbolium VIRIDE (Forsk.) Alst.
| Synonym : | Ecbolium linneanum var. rotundifolium (Nees)C.B.Clarke Ecbolium viride var. chandrasekariana Remadevi & Binojk. |
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| Bangla Name : | Udajati, Nilkanta, Uduzha. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Acanthaceae |
| Disease : | Gout, dysuria, jaundice, menorrhagia, rheumatism and tumours. |
| Description : | A small shrub with erect branches. Leaves large, 11.5-15 cm, oblong-oval or lanceolate, tapering to base. Flowers large, sessile, in opposite pairs, spikes nearly sessile, 5-25 cm long, corolla tube 3.8 cm, slightly dilated and laterally compressed at throat. |
| Distribution : | South and eastern part of the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves, roots and flowers contain orientin, vitexin, isoorientin, isovitexin. They also contain glycoflavones and other flavones (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | All parts of the plant are used for gout and dysuria. Decoction of the leaves is given for stricture. Roots are used for jaundice, menorrhagia and rheumatism. Roots and leaves together are used against tumours. EtOH(50%) extract of the plant possesses |
| Habit : | Shrub |