Asteracantha longifolia Nees

Asteracantha longifolia Nees is a herb, errect, unbranched. Stout with numerous, fasciculate

Asteracantha longifolia Nees's Roots creamy yellow in color

Asteracantha longifolia Nees's Leaves oblong-lanceolate in shape. Sparsely hispid on both sides, tapering at the base, sessil, in verticles of 6 at a node, the 2 outer leaves of the whorl large, reaching 18 by 1.3-3.2 cm. The 4 inner leaves reaching about 3.8 cm long each of the 6 leaves with nearly straight sharp yellow spine, 2.5-4.5 cm long, in its axil.

Asteracantha longifolia Nees's Stem 0.6-1.5 m long. thickened at the nodes more or less hispid with long hairs.

Asteracantha longifolia Nees's Flower bright blue in color. In a wholr of 8 at each node; bracts about 2.5 cm, like the leaves lanceolate, hairy and ciliate; bracteoles 2 cm. long, linear-lanceolate with hyaline margins in the low part, hairy and ciliate with long white hairs. Calyx 4-partite; upper sepal 1.6-2 cm long, broader than the other 3, which are 1.3 cm long, Corolla purple blue, reaching 3.2 cm, long, widely 2-lipped; tube 1.6 cm long, abruptly swollen at the top lips subequal, 1.6 cm long. Filamants quite glabrous, one short and one long, filament of each pair united at the base. Style slightly pubescent, filiform. Capsule 8 mm. long, linear-oblong, pointed, 4-8 seeded.

The pharmacological actions of Asteracantha longifolia Nees are Anti-diarrhoeal, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-rheumatic, Diuretic, Exhilarant, Fattening, Hepatoprotective, Hypnotic, Laxative, Lithontriptic, Tonic.

The indications of Asteracantha longifolia Nees are Gout, Jaundice, Pain, Diabetes, Dysentery, Edema, Hepatic Obstructions, Rheumatic, Urinary infections, Inflammation.

The indications of Asteracantha longifolia Nees's Leaves are Urogenital Disorders, Inflammatory Conditions, Joints Pain, Rheumatism, Anasarca, Anuria, Eye Disease, Dysentery, Anaemia, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Pain, Lumbago, Gleet, Jaundice, Cough, Ascites, Biliousness.

The indications of Asteracantha longifolia Nees's Roots are Jaundice, Rheumatism, Anasarca, Urogenital Disorders.

The indications of Asteracantha longifolia Nees's Seeds are Urogenital Disorders, Rheumatism, Anasarca, Blood Diseases, Pre-Mature Ejaculation, Impotency, Bilious Disease, Jaundice, Gonorrhoea, Spermatorrhoea.

The temperament of Asteracantha longifolia Nees is Cold and moist.

Odor: The odor of Asteracantha longifolia Nees is Peculiar Marshy.

Taste: Slimy Cooling.

The substitutes of Asteracantha longifolia Nees are Asparagus racemosus Willd., Cheiranthus cheiri Linn., Corchorus depressus (Linn) Stocks, Orchis mascula Linn..

The active constituents of Asteracantha longifolia Nees are Diastase, Fixed Oil, Lipase, Mucilage, Phytosterol, Potassium, Protease.

The antidotes of Asteracantha longifolia Nees are Milk, Misri, Apis mellifera L. (Honey).