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'''Plectranthus amboinicus''' once identified as Coleus amboinicus is a tender fleshy perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae with an oregano-like flavor and odor and native to Southern and Eastern Africa.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Respiratory problem}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Stress}}, {{Uses|Anxiety}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Irritable bowel syndrome}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
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'''Plectranthus amboinicus''', once identified as Coleus amboinicus, is a tender fleshy perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae with an oregano-like flavor and odor, native to Southern and Eastern Africa, from South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) and Swaziland to Angola and Mozambique and north to Kenya and Tanzania
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Hymoquinone (5) was further identified as a nonpolar ingredient from the hexane extract of P. amboinicus to suppress the expression of lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). We then synthesized 2-alkylidenyl-4-cyclopentene-1,3-diones as the designed biomimetics of thymoquinone, and found that compounds 8a, 8b and 8d were more potent TNF-α inhibitors<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Plectranthus amboinicus is a large succulent herb, fleshy and highly aromatic, much branched, possessing short soft erect hairs, with distinctive smelling leaves. The stem is fleshy, about 30–90 cm, either with long rigid hairs (hispidly villous) or tomentose (densely covered with soft, short and erect hairs, pubescent). Leaves are undivided (simple), broad, egg/oval-shaped with a tapering tip (ovate) and very thick, they are pubescent (thickly studded with hairs), with the lower surface possessing the most numerous glandular hairs, giving a frosted appearance. The taste of this leaf is pleasantly aromatic with agreeable and refreshing odour. Flowers are on a short stem (shortly pedicelled), pale purplish in dense whorls at distant intervals in a long slender raceme.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Dodda pathre soppu, Karpoora valli|ml=Panikkurkka|sa=Karpuravalli|ta=Karpuravalli|te=Sugandhavalkam|hi=Patta ajwain|en=Cuban Oregano, Indian borage}}
  
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The leaves are strongly flavoured and make an excellent addition to stuffings for meat and poultry. Finely chopped, they can also be used to flavour meat dishes, especially beef, lamb and game. Such use as a flavouring and its geographic spread is indicated by some of the common names, and documented for Cambodia and South Africa. It is also used as a vegetable, for example in South East Asia. The herb is used as a substitute for oregano in the food trade and food labelled "oregano-flavour" may well contain this herb.
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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The leaves have also had many traditional medicinal uses, especially for the treatment of coughs, sore throats and nasal congestion, but also for a range of other problems such as infections, rheumatism and flatulence. The plant is cultivated in home-gardens throughout India for use in traditional medicine, being used to treat malarial fever, hepatopathy, renal and vesical calculi, cough, chronic asthma, hiccup, bronchitis, helminthiasis, colic, convulsions, and epilepsy, Shenoy and others refer to further Indian traditional medicinal uses such as for skin ulcerations, scorpion bite, skin allergy, wounds, diarrhoea, with emphasis on the leaves being used as a hepatoprotective, to promote liver health. In Indonesia Plectranthus amboinicus is a traditional food used in soup to stimulate lactation for the month or so following childbirth. In Cambodia uses are recorded: juice from the leaves is sweetened and then given to children as protection from colds; and leaves are applied to the lips. In Bahia, Brasil, people use the plant to treat skin lesions caused by Leishmania braziliensis. Just to the north, in Paraiba of the same country, the plant was extremely commonly known for use in home medication. As noted above, medicinal use also occurs in Southern India, it also documented in other parts of South East Asia and South Africa.
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
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==Useful part of plant==
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Perennial plant}}
  
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*'''Leaves'''.
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Evergreen|Foliage Color is White, Light Green, Gray Green}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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==Common name==
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|White, Pink, Lavender|Single|Flower Interest is Showy}}
  
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* '''English''' - Colius Aromaticus
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===Fruit===
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* '''Kannada''' - ದೊಡ್ಡಪತ್ರೆ
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{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|Fragrant Fruit is present|Fruit Color is Sandy Brown|}}
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* '''Hindi''' - पत्थरचूर
 
  
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== External Links ==
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===Other features===
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plectranthus_amboinicus Plectranthus amboinicus-Wikipedia]
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Grahanimihira Taila]]
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Plectranthus amboinicus is a plant that ranges from warm temperate areas with dry, mild winters to tropical areas with dry to wet climates<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|At meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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A closeup of Indian Borage (Oregano).JPG
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A closeup of Indian Borage.JPG
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CarranglanCentralSchooljf4357 10.JPG
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File:Starr 071024-0026 Plectranthus amboinicus.jpg
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File:Starr 071024-0027 Plectranthus amboinicus.jpg|Flowers
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24491635 Chemical constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/plectranthus-amboinicus-variegatus/ Ornamental Features]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Plectranthus%20amboinicus Cultivation Details]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-plectranthus-amboinicus-84959.html Plectranthus amboinicus on home guides.sfgate.com]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cuban%20Oregano.html Plectranthus amboinicus on flowers of india]
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* [https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Plectranthus_amboinicus.html Plectranthus amboinicus on IPFS.org]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 14 March 2020

Karpuravalli, dodda pathre

Plectranthus amboinicus once identified as Coleus amboinicus is a tender fleshy perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae with an oregano-like flavor and odor and native to Southern and Eastern Africa.

Uses

Respiratory problem, Cancer, Stress, Anxiety, Skin eruptions, Kidney problems, Fever, Irritable bowel syndrome, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Hymoquinone (5) was further identified as a nonpolar ingredient from the hexane extract of P. amboinicus to suppress the expression of lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). We then synthesized 2-alkylidenyl-4-cyclopentene-1,3-diones as the designed biomimetics of thymoquinone, and found that compounds 8a, 8b and 8d were more potent TNF-α inhibitors[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Dodda pathre soppu, Karpoora valli
Hindi Patta ajwain
Malayalam Panikkurkka
Tamil Karpuravalli
Telugu Sugandhavalkam
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Karpuravalli
English Cuban Oregano, Indian borage


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Evergreen Foliage Color is White, Light Green, Gray Green

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long White, Pink, Lavender Single Flower Interest is Showy

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm Fragrant Fruit is present Fruit Color is Sandy Brown {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Plectranthus amboinicus is a plant that ranges from warm temperate areas with dry, mild winters to tropical areas with dry to wet climates[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, At meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • A closeup of Indian Borage (Oregano).JPG
  • A closeup of Indian Borage.JPG
  • CarranglanCentralSchooljf4357 10.JPG
  • Starr 071024-0026 Plectranthus amboinicus.jpg

  • Flowers

References

  1. ↑ Chemical constituents
  2. ↑ Ornamental Features
  3. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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