Justicia gendarussa

Justicia gendarussa
Leaves and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species: J. gendarussa
Binomial name
Justicia gendarussa
Burm.f.
Synonyms

Gendarussa vulgaris Nees

Justicia gendarussa, commonly known as willow-leaved justicia (Marathi: बाकस, bakas, काळा अडुळसा, kala adulasa; Sanskrit: कसनः, kasanah, वैध्यसिंहा, vaidyasinha),[1] is a small erect, branched shrub, endemic to India.

It is useful in asthma, rheumatism and colics of children.[2] It may have the potential to be the basis for a birth control pill for men. Clinical tests are being conducted in Indonesia.[3][4][5]

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