Asteracantha longifolla | |
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| Common name | Kokilaksha |
| Botanical Name | Asteracantha longifolla |
| Vernacular name | English- Indian Berrberry Hindi- Darhald Gujarati- Daruharigra Sanskrit- Kokilaksi |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Parts of plant used | Whole plant |
| Chemical Constituents | Alkaloids, essential oil, Yellow semi-drying oil, enzymes like diastase, lipase, protease. |
| Therapeutic uses | Used in treatment of jaundice, diuretics, rheumatism, hepatic, obstruction and dissolution of gallstones, kidney stones, liver dysfunction and disease of urinogential tracts. |