Medicinal Plants in
Rhinacanthus nasutus (Linn.) Kurz
ACANTHACEAE
Thai name : Thong Phan Chang
Erect shrub, 1-2 m high; young stems quadrangular. Leaves simple, opposite, ovate or elliptic, 2-4 cm wide, 4-8 cm long. Inflorescence in axillary cyme; flowers white, bilabiate, lower lip with reddish purple blotches. Fruit loculicidal capsule; seeds orbicular, flat, pubescent; retinacula well-developed.
Leaf and root: alcoholic macerates; externally used as antifungal; contains rhinacanthin and oxymethyl-anthraquinone.
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