• Large caltrops are a shrubby, stiff-stemmed plant that grows in India. 
• The leaves are simple, opposite with a length of 1-4 cm.
• Long and serrate on the edges with a yellow flower of 1.5-2 cm across which has 2 mm sepals and linear petals fused into a broader tube of up to 3 cm long with 5 extremely sharp spines hidden within the four angled seed capsule that has a length of up to 4 mm.

Features

• Large caltrops are a shrubby, stiff-stemmed plant found in India.
• It has spread out branches, succulent leaves, and colourful roots that are similar to turmeric in colour.

Benefits

• Internal benefits of yanai nerunjil (large caltrops) include curing incontinence, impotency, burning during urination, arthritis, gonorrhoea, dysuria, leukoderma and piles. It is also beneficial in nerve weakness and inflammation.
• Large caltrops are good for constipation and it helps to relieve from body pain. 
• They also help with muscular strength and respiratory problems.