Hemigraphis HIRTA (Vahl.) And.
| Synonym : | Ruellia hirta Vahl. |
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| Bangla Name : | Buripana.,Mrawnna (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Acanthaceae |
| Disease : | Ulcer |
| Description : | A softly hirsute herb, stem 15-45 cm long, creeping in grass. Leaves small, 1.25-2.5 cm long, ovate crenate. Heads 2-6-flowered, axillary. Bracts 1.25 cm long, elliptic, sepals linear, or in fruit subspathulate, corolla 1.25 cm, subequal, pale lavender blue. Capsule 1.25 cm long, 12-seeded. |
| Distribution : | Throughout Bangladesh in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Leaves are chewed with betel leaf which cures ulcer of the mouth and gums. |
| Habit : | Herb |