Rungia pectinata (L.) NeesFamily: Acanthaceae
Common name: Comb Rungia
Marathi: Sut
Tamil: Tavashu murunghie, Punakapundu
Chinese: 孩儿草
Bangla: krebuchi
Nepal: bisaune jhar
Other Indian names: bir lopong arak, chhotosibjata, pindi
Description: Herbs, stem hairy. Leaves 4-6 x 2 cm, ovate to linear-oblong or obovate. Spikes 2 x 0.7 cm, 2-5 together, axillary, sessile; sterile bracts 4 x 2 mm, elliptic, narrowly winged on one side; fertile bracts 3 x 2 mm, obovate, broadly winged on either sides, emarginate, pubescent; bracteoles similar to bracts. Flowers small, densely packed; sepals linear, acuminate, hyaline, hairy; corolla 4 mm long, upper lip entire, white; upper anthers hairy. Capsule 2.5 mm long, glabrous; seeds orbicular, rugose, brown.
Plant juice to treat cuts and wounds, a decoction given in measles. Bruised leaves applied to contusions. Leaf juice aperient, cooling, for indigestion and gastric problems, given to children suffering from smallpox; leaf decoction spray kills bedbugs. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Leaves—juice is aperient, febrifuge, refrigerant; bruised leaves are applied externally to disperse swellings. Root—febrifuge. The juice of leaves is given to children suffering from smallpox. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
8 Published articles of Rungia pectinata
