Hygrophila auriculata - Long leaved barleria

❏ Binomial Name : Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine.

❏ Synonym : Hygrophila schulli,Barleria longiflora,Ruellia longifolia

❏ Family : Acanthaceae

❏ Common Name : Long leaved barleria

❏ Tamil Name : Nirmulli

❏ Hindi Name : Kantakalia

❏ IUCN status: Least Concern

Hygrophila auriculata Botanical Description

Subshrubs, strigose-hispid, with sharp thorns. Leaves in whorls of 8, unequal, 6-10 x 2-4 cm, linear-lanceolate, apex acute, base cuneate, margins dentate and wavy, larger pair, sessile. Thorns 2-3 cm long, axillary. Flowers in axillary whorls; bracts and bracteoles leafy, 1.2 cm long; calyx lobes 4, larger lobe 1 cm long; corolla pink, 1.5 cm long, bilipped, lobes obtuse, ciliate. Capsule 1 cm long; seeds orbicular, 3 mm across. Fl. &Fr.:  September-April.

Hygrophila auriculata Medicinal uses

❀ The whole plant, but particularly the roots, is said to have diuretic properties. It is used especially in the treatment of blennorrhoea, hydropsy and anuria, as well as catarrh, stomach ache, craw-craw etc

❀ The whole plant, or its ashes, and the roots are used as a cooling medicine and diuretic in cases of hepatic obstruction, dropsy, rheumatism, etc

❀ The leaves and stems are burnt and the smoke used to fumigate the eyes in order to treat corneal ulcers

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