Nees.
Family ► Acanthaceae. Habitat ► Distributed throughout India. Ayurvedic ► Nadikaantaa, Praachibalaa, Sulomshaa, Kaakatik- ta, Kaakajanghaa. (Aatarilaal is a wrong synonym. It is equated with Anthriscus cerefolium Hoffm., used in Unani medicine.) Siddha/Tamil ► Chebisa. Action ► Plant—febrifuge. The essential oil shows tuberculostatic activity in vitro. It inhibits the growth of various strains of Mycobaterium tuberculosis.Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India recommends the dried root in insomnia and for fear-psychosis in children. Dosage ► Root—1-5 g powder. (API, Vol III.)
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