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Dronapushpi, Leucas aspera

Dronapushpi is a species within the Leucas genus and the Lamiaceae family. Leucas aspera is commonly found throughout India and the Philippines as well as the plains of Mauritius and Java. In India and the Philippines Leucas aspera is a very common weed.

Uses

Sores of the eyes, Sores of the nose, Fevers, Coughs, Skin eruptions, Colds, Snakebite, Wounds, Sore throats.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Preliminary chemical examination of L aspera revealed presence of triterpenoids in entire plant. Whole plant is reported to contain oleanolic acid, ursolic acid and 3-sitosterol. Aerial parts are reported to contain nicotine, sterols^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Tumbe guda
Hindi	Chhota halkusa
Malayalam	Tumba
Tamil	Thumbai
Telugu	Tummachettu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Common Leucas

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Ruksha (Dry), Guru (Heavy)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet), Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Erect

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Opposite-decussate	Leaf Shape is Linear-lanceolate and Leaf Apex Acute

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Leaf Arrangement

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	2-4cm long	white with nectaries	5	In terminal or axillary verticils. Flowering from November-February

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
nutlet	erect	A subtrigonous nutlet, erect, basilar. Fruiting throughout the year	With hooked hairs		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Found wild mainly in sunny positions and in a range of soils, especially sandy and well-drained^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Perhumid areas, Mostly grassy plains, Arable crops.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES"

[Leaf-2] "morphology"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "cultivation details"

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+{{Uses|Sores of the eyes}}, {{Uses|Sores of the nose}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Snakebite}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
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 ==Photo Gallery==