equated with Thuja occidentalles.)
Juniperus procera Hochst. (East African Cedar), I. berm udiana Linn. (Bermuda Cedar) andJ. Chinensis Linn. (Chinese Juniper) have also been introduced into India.
Jurinea macrocephala Benth. Synonym I. dolomiacea Boiss. Family Compositae; Asteraceae.
Habitat The Himalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon.
Ayurvedic Jaatukanda, Gugguluka. Folk Guugal, Dhuup.
Action Roots—used as incense. Stimulant, given in colic, also in fever after child birth. Bruised roots are applied to eruptions.
The alcoholic extract of the root inhibits about 50% growth of NK65 strain of Plasmodium berghei at a dose of 2 g/kg per day in 4 days.
iussiaea suifruticosa Linn.
Synonym Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven.
Oenothera octovalis Jacq.
Family Onagraceae.
Habitat A native of the New World; found in marshy fields in India.
Ayurvedic Jala-lavanga, Bhuulavanga, Bana-laung.
Siddha/Tamil Nirkkrambu. Action Cooling, diuretic, astringent, mild laxative. Used in catarrhal affections of children; applied externally for burns and scalds. Pulp of the plant, steeped in buttermilk, is used for dysentery. Root—febrifuge.
iussiaea tenella Burm. f.
Synonym I. linfolia Vahl. J. fissendocarpa Haines.
Family Onagraceae.
Habitat Watery and swampy places in Bihar and Orissa and in some parts of South India.
Ayurvedic Jala-lavanga (var.). Action See J. suffruticosa.
An infusion of the root is given in syphilis. The plant is employed in poultice for pimples.
Justicia betonica Linn.
Family Acanthaceae.
350 Justicia gendarussa Burm. f.
Habitat Throughout greater parts of India, in waste lands, hedges and rocky ravines.
Siddha/Tamil Velimungil. Folk Had-paata (Bihar), Pramehaharati, Mokandar. (Madhya Pradesh).
Action Plant—used in diarrhoea; externally for swellings and boils.
Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. Synonym Gendarussa vulgaris
