(Roxb.) Nees.Family: Acanthaceae.
Habitat: Hills of Deccan Peninsula and parts of western and central India.
Folk: Kaalaa-Kirayaat (Maharashtra).Action: Febrifuge, bitter tonic.
A closely related species, Haplan- thus tentaculatus Nees, is also known as Kaalaa-Kiryaat. The herb is given in fever.
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