Justicia gendarussa Burm. f.

• Family: Acanthaceae
• Vernacular names: Vathakodi, Vathamkolli, വാതകൊടി, വാതംകൊല്ലി (Malayalam), Daun Rusa (English), Vataghni (Sanskrit), Vadaikkunthi (Tamil)
• Distribution: Tropical Africa and Asia
• Description: Shrubs. Leaves, linear or oblong-lanceolate, apex acute or obtuse, glabrous. Spikes terminal. Flowers white with purple streaks. Capsule 12 mm long, glabrous.
• Habit: Shrub
• Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
• Flowering & Fruiting: January-April

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• Parts used: Whole plant
• Properties & Uses: Expectorant, anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic. The roots and leaves are useful in chronic rheumatism, facial paralysis, cough, bronchitis, internal hemorrhages and intermittent fever.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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