Botanical Name : Justicia gendarussa Burm. f.
Family : Acanthaceae
Names in different Indian languages :
Hindi : Nilinirgundi
Kannada : Karinekki
Malayalam : Vatamkolli
Sanskrit : Vataghni
Tamil : Vataikkuti
Telugu : Addasaramu
Synonyms :
Gendarussa vulgaris Nees.
Krishna Vaasaa (blue var.), Nila-nirgundi, Krishnanirgundi, Nila-manjari.
Action & uses :
Febrifuge, diaphoretic, emetic, emmenagogue cephalalgia, hemiplegia and facial paralysis.
Chemical constituents :
beta-sitosterol, an alkaloid, lupeol, friedelin