Amischophacelus AXILLARIS (L.) R. R. & K.
| Synonym : | Cyanotis axillaris R. & S. f Commelina axillaris L. |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Commelinaceae |
| Disease : | Ascites and tympanites. |
| Description : | A diffusely branched, small annual herb, 15-45 cm long, branches suberect and creeping. Leaves sessile, 5-16 cm long, narrowly linear or linear-lanceolate. Flowers violet-blue in axillary fascicles, enclosed in ochrea. |
| Distribution : | All over Bangladesh in fallow lands |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The plant is used externally in cases of ascites and as a useful remedy in tympanites. |
| Habit : | Herb |