Family- Lythraceae.
Habitat- Marshy areas throughout India, as a weed.
English- Blistering Ammannia.
Ayurvedic- Agnipatri.
Folk- Daadmaari. (Also known as Paashaanabheda.)
Action- Stomachic, laxative,antirheumatic, febrifuge. Leaves—used externally for ringworm,herpic eruptions and other skin diseases; rubefacient.Leaves contain lawsone. Plant extract—antibacterial. Extracts of stem,
leaf and inflorescence are more effective as compared with the seed and root extract.
Habitat- Marshy areas throughout India, as a weed.
English- Blistering Ammannia.
Ayurvedic- Agnipatri.
Folk- Daadmaari. (Also known as Paashaanabheda.)
Action- Stomachic, laxative,antirheumatic, febrifuge. Leaves—used externally for ringworm,herpic eruptions and other skin diseases; rubefacient.Leaves contain lawsone. Plant extract—antibacterial. Extracts of stem,
leaf and inflorescence are more effective as compared with the seed and root extract.
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