gold panchang

Local name: Thong Khan Chang, Ya Man Kai (Central Region)

Common name: Snake jasmine

Scientific name: Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz.

Genus Rhinacanthus

nasutus species

Synonym

Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kuntze

Dianthera paniculata Lour.

Justicia nasuta L.

Pseuderanthemum connatum Lindau

Rhinacanthus communis Nees

Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kuntze

Rhinacanthus osmospermus Bojer ex Nees

Family name ACANTHACEAE

Botanical characteristics

Shrub up to 120 cm tall. Young branches and trunk. Usually has a square ridge. The young parts are often covered with hair. The base of the trunk is a hard core.

Leaves are simple, opposite, oval, oval or oval. The leaf base and tip are pointed, 2-3 cm wide, 4-6 cm long.

The flowers come in short clusters in the leaf axils. The calyx has 5 petals. The petals are white. The base is connected together to form a tube about 2 cm long. The tip is divided into 2 lobes.

The fruit is a long, slender pod containing 4 seeds.

Ecological conditions

outdoor

ecological conditions

Found at an altitude of 750 m above sea level.

Grows best in moist, well-drained soil. But it is also found in very dry habitats, such as rock cracks.

Place of origin

It is native to Cambodia, Bangladesh, Comoros, Angola, and Madagascar.

Distribution

China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Madagascar.

Planting and propagation

Propagate by planting seeds and cuttings.

Utilization type

herbs, ornamental plants

Leaves and roots treat ringworm, ringworm, and itchy rashes by using fresh leaves and roots, pounding them thoroughly, soaking in liquor for 1 week, applying the liquor to the affected area 2-3 times a day.

The leaves have a cool, bitter taste that extinguishes fever and cures fever. Cure skin parasites Take fresh or dry roasted leaves. Come brew it in drinking water. It is a diuretic, laxative.

The roots have a bitter, intoxicating flavor and cure ringworm, rashes, and some types of lymphatic skin diseases.

Origin :  https://www.royalparkrajapruek.org/Plants