Hygrophila auriculata (Sanskrit: gokaṇṭa,Bangla (বাংলা নাম): kulekhara(কুলেখাড়া) kokilākṣa) is a herbaceous, medicinal plant in the acanthus family that grows in marshy places and is native to tropical Asia and Africa. In India it is commonly known as kokilaksha or gokulakanta, in Sri Lanka as neeramulli. In Kerala it is called Vayalchulli(വയൽച്ചുളളി).In Tamil it is called 'Neermulli'(நீர்முள்ளி).
In Ayurveda, its seeds, roots and panchang (pancha = five and ang = parts, i.e. root, flowers, stem, ...