Blepharis maderaspatensis

Binomial Name : Blepharis maderaspatensis
Common Name : Creeping Blepharis
Tamil Name : Kozhimookkan ( கோழி மூக்கன் )
Family : Acanthaceae
Place : Sorathur, Tiruvannamalai, TN
Date : Dec 2015

Uses

---> Plant ash for dropsy, swellings, edema, gout
---> plant parts crushed mixed with sheep milk given for venereal diseases
---> Leaf juice in throat troubles and asthma
---> leaves ground with egg and onion and applied for bone fracture
---> leaf paste applied on wounds
---> Used as a medicine when the heart beats unevenly