Hygrophila auriculata

Hygrophila auriculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Hygrophila
Species:	H. auriculata
Binomial name
	Hygrophila auriculata; Schumach.
Synonyms
	List Asteracantha auriculata Nees; Asteracantha lindaviana De Wild. & T.Durand; Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees; Asteracantha macracantha Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Bahel schulli Buch.-Ham.; Barleria auriculata Schumach.; Barleria cornigera Very ex Nees; Barleria glabrata Vahl ex Nees; Barleria hexacantha Bertol.; Barleria hexacantha Moris; Barleria longifolia L.; Barleria macracantha R.Br.; Barleria spinosa Hook. ex Nees; Hygrophila lindaviana (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burkill; Hygrophila longifolia (L.) Kurz; Hygrophila schulli M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida; Hygrophila schulli var. alba Parmar; Hygrophila spinosa T.Anderson; Ruellia longifolia (L.) Roxb.; Tenoria undulata Dehnh.; ;

Hygrophila auriculata (Sanskrit: gokaṇṭa, Bangla (বাংলা নাম): kulekhara (কুলেখাড়া)^[2] kokilākṣa)^[3]^[4] is a herbaceous, medicinal plant in the acanthus family that grows in marshy places and is native to tropical Asia and Africa.^[5] In India it is commonly known as kokilaksha or gokulakanta, in Sri Lanka as neeramulli. In Kerala it is called vayalchulli (വയൽച്ചുളളി). In Tamil it is called Neermulli (நீர்முள்ளி).

Medicinal usage in Ayurveda

In ayurveda, its seeds, roots and panchang (pancha = five and ang = parts, i.e. root, flowers, stem, fruits and leaves as ash burnt together) are used as a medication.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary s.v. gokaṇṭa at http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/monier/
^ Sanskrit names
^ %95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7&dq=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7&hl=en&ei=kXK2TPeWAoiucI-kvLAD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFAQ6AEwCTgK amarakosh, ch - 2, section - forest medicinal plants, verse no. - 104
^ Hygrophila auriculata in Flora of Pakistan, at Efloras.org at http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242422930 and IUCN Red list of Species at http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/168863/0
^ Medicinal Plants by Dr. M. Daniel
^ सुश्रुत संहिता (sushrut samhita ) An English translation of the Sushruta samhita, based on original Sanskrit text. Edited and published by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna. With a full and comprehensive introd., translation of different readings, notes, comparative views, index, glossary and plates (1907) [1]

J.S. Gamble, 1921. Flora of the Presidency of Madras Vol.2

External links

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[49646-1-1] "Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[2] Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary s.v. gokaṇṭa at http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/monier/

[3] Sanskrit names

[4] %95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7&dq=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7&hl=en&ei=kXK2TPeWAoiucI-kvLAD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFAQ6AEwCTgK amarakosh, ch - 2, section - forest medicinal plants, verse no. - 104

[5] Hygrophila auriculata in Flora of Pakistan, at Efloras.org at http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242422930 and IUCN Red list of Species at http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/168863/0

[6] Medicinal Plants by Dr. M. Daniel

[7] सुश्रुत संहिता (sushrut samhita ) An English translation of the Sushruta samhita, based on original Sanskrit text. Edited and published by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna. With a full and comprehensive introd., translation of different readings, notes, comparative views, index, glossary and plates (1907) [1]

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Taxon identifiers
Hygrophila auriculata	Wikidata: Q3537349 Wikispecies: Hygrophila auriculata APDB: 29790 CoL: 3NBNT EoL: 596706 EPPO: HYGAU GBIF: 5415352 GRIN: 100678 iNaturalist: 193609 IPNI: 49646-1 IRMNG: 10198886 ITIS: 182343 IUCN: 168863 NCBI: 2030897 Open Tree of Life: 7054035 Plant List: kew-2856665 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:49646-1 SANBI: 3941-4 Tropicos: 100049 WFO: wfo-0000726761
Barleria auriculata	Wikidata: Q50839392 APDB: 28655 CoL: KRJC GBIF: 3773954 GRIN: 401445 IPNI: 45857-1 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45857-1 Tropicos: 50128213 WFO: wfo-0000560172

Hygrophila auriculata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Hygrophila
Species:	H. auriculata
Binomial name
*Hygrophila auriculata* Schumach.
Synonyms^[1]
List Asteracantha auriculata Nees Asteracantha lindaviana De Wild. & T.Durand Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees Asteracantha macracantha Hochst. ex A.Rich. Bahel schulli Buch.-Ham. Barleria auriculata Schumach. Barleria cornigera Very ex Nees Barleria glabrata Vahl ex Nees Barleria hexacantha Bertol. Barleria hexacantha Moris Barleria longifolia L. Barleria macracantha R.Br. Barleria spinosa Hook. ex Nees Hygrophila lindaviana (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burkill Hygrophila longifolia (L.) Kurz Hygrophila schulli M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida Hygrophila schulli var. alba Parmar Hygrophila spinosa T.Anderson Ruellia longifolia (L.) Roxb. Tenoria undulata Dehnh.