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Medicine - Whole plant and seed are used on acute infections of the lungs (coughs with profuse phlegm) and urinary tract.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
Subtropical biome.
Perennial herb height 20-60cm tall.
Short, erect stems that support the flower spikes.
Broadly ovate to elliptic with short petioles.
Small, inconspicuous, arranged in a spike.
It produces a small, dry capsule that contains seeds. Acapsule enclosed by sepal cup.
Flowering:- June - August.