Linn.Family: Lythraceae.
Habitat: Marshy areas throughout India, as a weed.
English: Blistering Ammannia.Ayurvedic: Agnipatri.Folk: Daadmaari. (Also known as Paashaanabheda.)Action: Stomachic, laxative, antirheumatic, febrifuge. Leaves— used externally for ringworm, herpic eruptions and other skin diseases; rubefacient.
Leaves contain lawsone. Plant extract—antibacterial. Extracts of stem, leaf and inflorescence are more effective as compared with the seed and root extract.
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