Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Higher classification Hygrophila | |
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Similar Hygrophila, Acanthaceae, Barleria, Argyreia, Wrightia tinctoria | ||
hygrophila auriculata
Hygrophila auriculata (Sanskrit: gokaṇṭa, kokilākṣa) is a herbaceous, medicinal plant in the acanthus family that grows in marshy places and is native to tropical Asia and Africa. In India it is commonly known as or gokulakanta in Sri Lanka as neeramulli.
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Medicinal Usage in Indian Ayurveda
In Ayurveda, its seeds, roots, and panchang (panch = five ang = parts, i.e. root, flower, stem, fruit, and leaves as ash burnt together) are used as a medication.
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