English: Bicolor Persian Violet
Sanskrit: Akshipushpi
Hindi: Avachiretta, Bara-charayatah,
Malayalam: Kannanthaly-കണ്ണാന്തളി
Tamil: Cheti-செடீ
Useful plant parts:
Whole plant
Bicolor Persian Violet is an annual herb, found in the Deccan plateau and western ghats areas in grassland altitude of up to 1350 meters, it grows to up to 1 m high. The stem is quadrangular, oppositely and stalk less, the leaves are narrow, elliptic to lance-shaped with an acute apex and rounded at the base. Flowers are very attractive in violet-white yellow combination, born in axillary apex in clusters, The sepals four, long, ovate are joined together, the tube is long, petals up to 2 cm long, broadly ovate, and acute apex. Flowering is from September to December.
Medicinal uses:
To treat eye diseases, skin problems, stomach pain, urinary problems and diabetics.
How to prepare medicines:
Juice of plant can pour into eyes to cure eye illness
Ingredient in Ayurveda Kashayam
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