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Leucas lavandulaefolia

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Leucas lavandulifolia is an erect, annual plant with much-branched stems 30 - 80cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes cultivated in home gardens for use in local medicine and as a pot herb.

Uses

Sores, Dermatosis, Roundworms, Malaria, Headaches, Vertigo, Chronic skin diseases, Psoriasis, Scabies, Roundworm.[1]

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ದೆವ್ವ ತುಂಬೆ Devva tumbe, ಗಂಟುತುಂಬೆ Gantutumbe
Hindi Halkusa
Malayalam Rudraspushpam, Tumba
Tamil Tumbai
Telugu Pulatumni
Marathi Kuva
Gujarathi Zina panno kubo
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Leaved leucas

[3]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

The plant is becoming a serious weed in sugarcane fields in Malesia.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open waste places, Other plantations, Roadsides, Grassland, Fallow land, Paddy dams, Arable land.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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