Botanical name : Leucas stelligera Wall. var.
Family : Lamiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Dronapushpi, Chitrapatrika, Phalepushpa, Karabhapriya, Drona
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu, Lavana
Guna : Guru, Rooksha, Teekshna
Virya : Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Thumbe
Hindi : Chota halkusa
Malayalam : Tumba, Tumpa,
Distribution – Throughout India cultivated as a weed in wastelands.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small erect, much branched annual herb grows up to 60 cm in height. Leaves sub sessile, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, entire, or crenate; flower white, in dense axillary whorls. Fruits nut lets, brown and smooth.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, inflammation, skin diseases, worm infestation, arthritis, cough, amenorrhea, intermittent fever, Migraine and ulcer.
Useful part : Leaves, Flowers.
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