Vahl.Synonym: E. acaulis Lindau. Tubiflora acaulis Kuntze.Family: Acanthaceae.
Habitat: The Deccan Peninsula, extending northwards to eastern Himalayas.
Folk: Patharchattaa, Dasmori. (Also known as Shat-muuli.)Action: Leaves—decoction prescribed in fever, also in venereal diseases. Root—used in mammary tumours and abscesseses, pneumonia and infantile diarrhoea. Plant infusion is used as a cough remedy for infants.