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==Uses==
{{Uses|Sores of the eyes}}, {{Uses|Sores of the nose}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Snakebite}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
===Food===
Leucas aspera can be used in Food. Leaves are cooked as vegetable and seeds eaten raw. Seeds also yield an oil which is used for cooking.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Leucas aspera Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Alkaloids; Flavanoids; Terpenoids; Tannins; Saponins; Kaempferol, Glycosides; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, Phosphorus, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Found wild mainly in sunny positions and in a range of soils, especially sandy and well-drained.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Leucas aspera is available through July to September.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Leucas+aspera Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:167</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.94, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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