Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

-  Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Lale ( MD. Ayurved )

Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine Family - Acanthaceae Common name - Koilikhia Mostly found in wet places Medicinal uses - Leaf of this plant used to treat for pain, poison, abdominal disorders, anemia, constipation & urinary disorders. The root is used as a coolant, diuretic, aphrodisiac, anti-inflammatory, calculus (stone in the kidney), oedema. The seed is used as a tonic & for antidiarrheal. It is also useful in cancer & tubercular fistula. Sugimani Marndi Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.  Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India www.aprf.co.in