Strobilanthes ciliata Nees

• Family: Acanthaceae
• Vernacular names: Karimkurinji, Kurunji, Vellakurunji, കരിംകുറിഞ്ഞി, കുറിഞ്ഞി, വെള്ളകുറിഞ്ഞി (Malayalam), Sinnaguriji (Tamil)
• Distribution: Endemic to Southern Western Ghats
• Description: Shrubs. Leaves acuminate at both ends, glabrous. Spikes 1.5 cm long, axillary, solitary, peduncled; Flowers white.
• Habit: Shrub
• Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
• Flowering & Fruiting: December-May

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• Parts used: Whole plant
• Properties & Uses: Febrifuge, depurative, anti-inflammatory and expectorant. The leaves and bark are used as expectorant, depurative and febrifuge and also useful in whooping cough, fever and bronchitis.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
• Conservation Status: Endangered.
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