Barleria cristata L
| Synonym : | Barleria cristata var. dichotoma (Roxb.) Prain Barleria strigosa Willd |
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| Bangla Name : | Jhanti, Sada Jati. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Acanthaceae |
| Disease : | Stimulant, demulcent, anaemia. |
| Description : | An erect or diffuse undershrub. Leaves 7.5—10 cm long, elliptic-oblong, acute or acuminate, yellow-hairy or lineolate above. Inflorescence axillary and terminal short, dense spikes, outer sepals ovate-acuminate or lanceolate, toothed, softly hairy. Corolla 3.7 cm, purple-blue or white, upper half funnel-shaped, lobes ovate. Capsule 16 cm long, 4-seeded. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in gardens. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Flowers contain apigenin, its glucuronide, naringenin and malvindin 3,5-diglucocides. Root contains 2 anthraquinones, barlacristone and cristabarlone (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Uses : | The plant is used as a stimulant and demulcent. Root decoction is given in anaemia. EtOH(50%) extract of the plant is spasmogenic and hypoglycaemic |
| Habit : | Shrub |