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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