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| Latin Names |
English Name |
Sanskrit Names |
Hindi Name |
Hygrophila auriculata (Schum.) Hiene Syn.
/ Hygrophila spinosa T. Anders. /
Asteracantha longifolia (Linn.) Nees. (Acanthaceae)
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Hygrophila
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Kokilaksha,
Ikshura,
Ikshuraka, Chulli |
Talimakhana |
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| Habitat |
It grows throughout
India.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
It is a robust, erect,
annual herb. The stems are sub-quadrangular with thickened nodes;
the leaves are oblanceolate, with a yellow spine in its axil; the
flowers pale, purple blue, densely clustered in axils; the fruits
are oblong, glabrous capsules, 4-8 seeded.
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| Principal
Constituents |
The seeds contain
large amount of tenacious mucilage and potassium salts.
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| Indications |
The roots, leaves
and seeds have been used in Indian systems of medicine as diuretics
and also employed to cure jaundice, dropsy, rheumatism, anasarca and
diseases of the urinogenital tract.
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| Product
Range |
Confido (Speman
forte), Lukol, Speman (ProstaCare), Tentex Royal, Speman forte Vet,
Speman Vet.
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