Anagallis arvensis

• Botanical Name : Anagallis arvensis L.
• Common Name : Blue Pimpernel, Kali Fuladi, Chanakchibhadi
• Plant Family : Primulaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Van Chetana Kendra

About Anagallis arvensis Plant :

• Habit : An erect or procumbent, glabrous herb, much branched from the base.
• Leaves : 15 x 8 mm ovate, acute, entire.
• Flowers :
  • Axillary, solitary, on slender pedicels which are nearly as long as or longer than the leaves.
  • Calyx spreading divided nearly to the base into narrow segments.
  • Corolla blue or gentian blue, upto 12 mm diameter.
• Fruit : Capsule about 6-7 mm diameter.
• Seeds : Numerous, minute, trigonous.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : October
• Significance :
  • Grounded plant is made into poultices and applied on wounds, swellings and on various skin diseases.
  • It is also known to be useful in gout, cerebral affections, hydrophobia, leprosy, dropsy, epilepsy, mania as fish poison in snake-bite.