- Botanical name : Strobilanthes ciliates Nees.
- Family : Acanthaceae
- Malayalam : Karinkurinji
- Tamil :Kurinji
- English : Lesser Kurinji
- Habit : It is a shrub, grows up to 1-2 m , height
- Parts Used : Leaves , Root
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Tikta, Madhura
- Guna : Snigdha
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Vata Rakta kaphashamana
- Indications : Rakta vikara, Sopha, Kushta
- Dose : 50-100 g. of the drug for decoction.
- Formulations : Sahacharadi Tailam, Kashayam, Ashtavargam kashayam
