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Latest revision as of 13:10, 3 June 2021
Leucas cephalotes is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.90 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Malaria, Fever, Boils, Urinary complaints, Nosebleeds.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | Dronapushpi |
Hindi | Bishkhapru |
Malayalam | Tumba |
Tamil | Peruntumpai |
Telugu | Pedda tummi |
Marathi | Deokhumba |
Gujarathi | |
Punjabi | |
Kashmiri | |
Sanskrit | Chhatraka |
English | Head Leucas |
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
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
---|---|---|
Narrow | Oblong-elliptic | Cuneate. Nearly entire to slightly toothed |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|
White | Upper lip bearded, Lower lip is clearly longer than upper |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Narrow nutlets | 3x2mm long | Oblong | Blunty trigonous |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will succeed outdoors in Britain.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 257
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Malaria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Boils
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary complaints
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Nosebleeds
- Herbs with Young shoots used in medicine
- Herbs with Tender leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Annual
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Open areas
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images