Barleria prionitis
Common name	Yellow nail dye
Botanical Name	Barleria prionitis
Vernacular name	Hindi- Sahacara Gujarati-Kanta-saerio Sanskrit- Kurantaka
Family	Acanthaceae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used	Whole plant
Chemical Constituents	Alkaloids, potassium and Beta-sitosterol
Therapeutic uses	It is used in treatment of toothache, catarrhal affections, whooping cough, inflammations, glandular swellings, urinary infection, jaundice, fever, gastrointestinal disorders and as diuretic and tonic.