Family : Acanthaceae
Synonyms : B.repens
English : Rohida Tree
Hindi : Utanjan
Gujarati : Utingan, Chopani vel
Sanskrit : Chatupatri, Uchchata
Part used : Seed
Family : Acanthaceae
Synonyms : B.repens
English : Rohida Tree
Hindi : Utanjan
Gujarati : Utingan, Chopani vel
Sanskrit : Chatupatri, Uchchata
Part used : Seed
Botanical Description: A prostate much branched hairy herb. Leaves simple, obovate or oblanceolate, 4 at each node. Flowers white in axillary solitary, bracteoles with ascicular spines. Fruits ellipsoidal capsules, seeds are small. Flowering and fruiting from August to September.
It occurs throughout India.
Rasa : Madhura, Tikta
Guna : Guru, Picchila, Snigdha
Virya : Usna
Vipaka : Madhura
Karma : Vrsya, Mutrala
Modern Pharmacological Action: It is adaptogenic