KOKILAKSHA

1. Botanical name : Asteracantha longifolia
2. Family : Acanthaceae
3. Tamil : Neermulli
4. Hindi : Kokilaksha, talimakhana
5. Malayalam : Vayalchulli
6. English : Hygrophila
7. Habit : A stout annual herb growing in wet places; stems numerous,fasciculate, spinous at the nodes, flowers purple to violet blue
8. Distribution : grows in marshy places and is native to tropical Asia and Africa.
9. Useful part : root , seed , whole plant
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Madhura
    • Guna : Guru , Snigdha
    • Veerya : Sita
    • Vipaka : Madhura
    • Karma : Vrushya Balya, Santarpana
11. Indications : Vataroga, Amavata, Asmari, Trishna, Sopha, visha , Sula, Pandu, Udara , Anaha , Vataraktha
12. Dose : decoction 5-10 mL , seed powder 3-5g
13. Formulations : Kokilaksham kashaya, Chopachinyadhi churna

LEAF AND FLOWER

SEEDS