Barleria prionitis Linn.
Family – Acanthaceae
Common name – Kanta malati, Daskerenta.
Medicinal uses –
The juice of Barleria prionitis is used for the cure of whooping cough in Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh.
The leaves are used for toothache, rheumatism & root powder to cure fever.
The juice of leaves is used in fungal infections, ulcers & fever.
In Bangladesh, it is used for anti-inflammatory activity & also for the treatment of cancer & tumor.
In Orissa, it is used in cuts, wounds & malaria.
In Karnataka, it is used for fresh leaf paste that has been used for scabies.
It is also used in urinary infection, jaundice, hepatic obstruction & dropsy.
The decoction of aerial parts is used in anti- respiratory synctyial virus, anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory & antifertility activities.
Sugimani Marndi
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha India