Botanical name : Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.
Family : Lamiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Karpooravalli, Sugandhavalakam
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Tikta, Lavana, Kshara
Guna   : Lakhu, Rooksha, Teekshna
Virya   : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Indian borage
Hindi  : Pathar choor
Malayalam : Panikkoorkka,Kannikkoorkka
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial herb grows up to a height of 30-60 cm; leaves simple, opposite,                             ovate, fleshy and aromatic; flowers pale purplish in dense whorls at distant intervals in a long slender raceme;
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, stomachache, cough, otalgia, flatulence, fever, and diarrhea especially in children
Useful part : Leaves.