Acanthaceae FAMILY

Justicia procumbens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Justicia procumbens is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas to China, Japan and Korea.

HabitatCultivated fields and waste ground in lowland C. and S. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. River valleys in damp shady places in China[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. , 178 Title Chinese Materia Medica. Publication Author Stuart. Rev. G. A. Publisher Taipei. Southern Materials Centre Year 1911 ISBN - Description A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating. ]. Moist open places, 700 - 2500 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].