| Thai name |
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Thong phan chang |
| English Name |
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Dainty spure |
| Scientific name |
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Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz |
| Common name |
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Dainty spure |
| Detail |
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Habit : Erect shrub, young stem guadrangular
Leaf : Simple, opposite, ovate or elliptic
Flower : Inflorescence in axillary cyme; flowers white, bilabiate, lower lip with reddish purple blotches
Fruit : Loculicidal capsule; seeds orbicular, flat, pubescent; retinacula well-developed
Medicinal Used : Leaf and root : antifungal; contain rhinacanthin and oxymethylanthraquinone |
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