Strobilanthes scaber
Nees
AcanthaceaeFlowers
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers are eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows almost 3 m high. It has a creeping rootstock. The stems have soft hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and 3-6 cm long. They have rounded teeth along the edge. The flowers are yellow and in dense spikes. The fruit is a small capsule.
Medicinal Uses
The leaves are used externally to reduce itching of the skin.
Notes
The leaves are used externally to reduce itching of the skin.
Names & Synonyms
Kimchat, Ku-thi, Sam-siphra
Hemigraphis aspera Boerl.Ruellia aspera NeesRuellia scabra Wall.Strobilanthes asper (Nees) Decneand others
References (3)
- Patiri, B. & Borah, A., 2007, Wild Edible Plants of Assam. Geethaki Publishers. p 96
- Sarma, H., et al, 2010, Updated Estimates of Wild Edible and Threatened Plants of Assam: A Meta-analysis. International Journal of Botany 6(4): 414-423
- Sawian, J. T., et al, 2007, Wild edible plants of Meghalaya, North-east India. Natural Product Radiance Vol. 6(5): p 422
