In homesteads and gardens The plant has anti-microbial and antiinociceptive properties and used to cure inflammation and pain. It is also used for the treatment of diabetes and leukaemia. The plant extract is known to improve hair growth.
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The plant has anti-microbial and antiinociceptive properties and used to cure inflammation and pain. It is also used for the treatment of diabetes and leukaemia. The plant extract is known to improve hair growth.
family
Scrophulariaceae
synonym
Russelia juncea Zucc.
description
Shrub with long rush-like ribbed green stems; branches very slender, whorled. Leaves small, whorled, the upper & Cham. leaves opposite, about 2 mm long, linear. Flowers 2 cm long, scarlet, in axillary paniculate racemes. Calyx 2 mm long, campanulate. Corolla tubular; limb small, to 2 cm across, 2-lipped, sub-equally 5-lobed. Stamens 4, didynamous, included. Fruit a capsule but rarely set.