Botany
An annual, hairy herb, 30 to 60 cm in height. Leaves are oblong, 2.5 to 7.5 cm long, stalkless or short-stalked, and acute of blunt at the tip. Flowers are small, borne in whorls or hairy spikes. Calyx is 5 to 7 mm long, with triangular teeth, enlarging to a fruit. Corolla is pink, with slender tube and hairy lobes. Nutlets are ellipsoid and smooth.

Distribution
IAbundant in open, wet places at low and medium altitudes.

Parts used
Whole plant.

Uses
Folkloric
Used in children, for simple problems with the stomach. The plant is pounded, alone or poulticed with lime, it is applied to the abdomen.
Poultice is also used for parasitism, kidney ailments, sorethroat, headache, stomach pains and diarrhea.

Availability
Wild-crafted.