| Justicia gendarussa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Justicia |
| Species: | J. gendarussa |
| Binomial name | |
| Justicia gendarussa Burm.f. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Gendarussa vulgaris Nees |
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Justicia gendarussa, commonly known as willow-leaved justicia (Marathi: बाकस, bakas, काळा अडुळसा, kala adulasa; Sanskrit: कसनः, kasanah, वैध्यसिंहा, vaidyasinha),[1] is a small erect, branched shrub, endemic to India.
It is useful in asthma, rheumatism and colics of children.[2] It may have the potential to be the basis for a birth control pill for men. Clinical tests are being conducted in Indonesia.[3] [4]