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Botanical name: Andrographis lineata Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Striped Chiretta is a stout erect herb.
Leaves are oblong-lanceshaped, 4-7 by 1-1.3 cm, base rounded or obtuse,
margin stiff hairy, tip pointed. Leaves are hairy, thick-papery.
Leaf-stalk is absent or very short. Flowers are borne in dense panicles
at branch ends, glandular hairy. Sepals are lanceate, pale purple,
slightly ventricose. Capsule is oblong-cylindric. Seeds small. Striped
Chiretta is found in Western Ghats, mostly Karnataka.
Medicinal uses:
Striped Chiretta is
an endemic medicinal plant used for medication. The plant parts are
used in the form of decoction, juice, paste and powder. Plant is used
for speedy recovery sickness like diabetes, jaundice, anti-diabetic,
antipyretic, worms, snake bite, anti-inflammatory, skin diseases and
antivenom.
Medicinal uses:
Striped Chiretta is
an endemic medicinal plant used for medication. The plant parts are
used in the form of decoction, juice, paste and powder. Plant is used
for speedy recovery sickness like diabetes, jaundice, anti-diabetic,
antipyretic, worms, snake bite, anti-inflammatory, skin diseases and
antivenom. | Identification credit: Anurag Sharma | Photographed at Nandi Hills, Karnataka. |
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