Botanical name : Plectranthus vettiverioides (Jacob) Singh & Sharma

Family : Laminaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Udeechi, Hreebera, Ambu, Valakam

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Tikta

Guna : Lakhu

Virya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Indian plectranthus

Hindi : Valak

Malayalam : Iruveli

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A small, profusely branched succulent aromatic herb. Stems are quadrangular and greenish. Leaves are glandular and hairy, broadly ovate with dentate margins. Flowers are small, bluish in terminal racemes. Fruits are seedless.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, fever, burning sensation, urinary retention, vomiting, diarrhea and ulcers. It promotes hair growth.

Useful part : Whole plant.