Distribution and habitat: Distributed through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil nadu, Andrapradesh, North East India, Srilanka and Malaya.

Botany: Small shrub, branches pubescent upwards

• Leaves: Alternate,  simple long,  lamina ovate or lanceolate, pubescent on veins, spike dense bracts softly hairy, bracteoles present
• Flowers: Greenish blue or purplish, tubular , tubes long, narrow
• Fruit: Capsules long stalked, ovoid, seeds pale.

Chemical constituents: Orientin, vitexin, and their isoflavones.

Uses: It affects in cardio vascular system. Used in Jaundice, menorrhagia and rheumatism.

Propagation: seeds