Justicia procumbens
| Justicia procumbens | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Justicia procumbens
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out after the last expected frosts.
Cultivation: We have almost no information on this species and do not know if it will be successful in Britain, though it should succeed if grown as a half-hardy annual.
Range: E. Asia - Himalayas to China, Japan and Korea.
Habitat: Cultivated fields and waste ground in lowland C. and S. Japan[1]. River valleys in damp shady places in China[2][3]. Moist open places, 700 - 2500 metres in Nepal[4].
Edibility: Young leaves - boiled[5].
Seed - cooked. It is usually made into a flour[5].
Medicinal: The plant is alterative, anthelmintic, antiphlogistic, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge and laxative[2][6]. A decoction or an infusion is used in the treatment of asthma, cough, backache, flatulence and many skin conditions[7][6][4].
The juice of the leaves is used in ophthalmia[6][4]. A decoction of the leaves is used in the treatment of curvature and diseases of the bone[6].
The juice of the root is used in the treatment of coughs where blood is being coughed up[4].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revolutionary Health Committee of Hunan Province. A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press.
- ↑ Stuart, George. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei Southern Materials Centre.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.