Retz.Synonym: A. azurea Mill.Family: Boraginaceae.
Habitat: Indian gardens, and hills.
English: Cow's Tongue Plant.Ayurvedic: Gojihvikaa (considered as a vegetable, equated with Launaea asplenifolia Hook. f., Compositae, Asteraceae.) Unani Gaozabaan is a different drug.Unani: Gaozabaan. (Now equated with species of Boraginaceae, particularly Borago officinalis Linn. Imported Unani drug Gaozabaan consists of the leaves and nutlets of Anchusa strigosa Labill and Echium amoenum Fisch. and Mey.)Action: Stimulant, tonic, demulcent; used in bilious complaints, fever, cough, asthma; as diuretic in bladder and kidney stones. Oil—a rich source of vitamin E (0.72%), more than that of wheat-germ oil (0.18%). The nutlets show positive tests for alkaloids and tannins. The flowers yield anthocyanins and the leafy stems yield bornesitol.
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