കരിംകുറിഞ്ഞി

Strobilanthes ciliatus Wall. ex Nees

Family: Acanthaceae

Synonyms: Nilgirianthus ciliatus, 

Ruellia ciliata.

Sahacara,  सहचरः 

सैरीयकः Saireyaka

Malayalam: കരിംകുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji

Many plants from acanthaceae are taken as Sahachara. In Kerala strobilanthes is taken whereas in North mostly Barleria is taken. 

Local names

Hindi: kata saireya

Bengali: kandakalika

Telugu: mullugoru

Malayalam: കരിംകുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji, ചിന്നക്കുറിഞ്ഞി chinnakkurinji

Konkani: कारवी karvi  

Tamil:chinnakkurinji, குறிஞ்சி kurinji

Rommuli

Part used 

Whole plant , root.

Bhavaprakasa

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