Dipteracanthus Prostratus

Dipteracanthus prostratus, Ruellia prostrata, Bell weed, Black weed, Dhamin

Botanical Name : Dipteracanthus prostratus, Ruellia prostrata

English Name : Bell weed, Black weed

Hindi Name : Dhamin

Sanskrit Name : Dhanvan

Description

Dipteracanthus prostratus is a plant commonly found in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia and in African countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Madagaskar.

This weed is a member of Acanthaceae (Ruellia family) family. The synonym is Ruellia prostrata

This is a prostrate perennial herb. It is a small, straggling, much branched herb it is purple at the nodes, internodes are long and hairy. The leaves are ovate or elliptic, accute hairy, entire with narrow base. The flowers bloom in August – September to October. The flowers are nearly sessile, axillary, solitary or few together. Pale blue to light violet and occasionally white in colour, braceoles like leaves but smaller. Calyx are – partite and hairy. Corolla are infundibuliform with narrow tube. Capsules are many seeded.

Usage

Believed to be anticancer against the epidermis of the nasopharynx region and slightly hypoglycemic. The weed may be potet diuretic.

Obtained Chemical Compounds

Fatty acids are obtained from this plant.

Gujarati: Dhaman, Kali dhaman

Marathi: Kali Dhavani

Bengali: Dhamani

Tamil: Pottakanchi

Malayalam:Upudali

Telugu: Neelambaram

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