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'''Dronapushpi''' is a species within the Leucas genus and the Lamiaceae family. Although the species has many different common names depending on the region in which it is located, it is most commonly known as '''Thumbai''', '''Leucas aspera''', '''Chhota halkusa'''<ref name="common names"/>. Found throughout India, it is known for its various uses in the fields of medicine and agriculture. 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. Leucas aspera is reported to have antifungal, prostaglandin inhibitory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive and cytotoxic activities. ==Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. ==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<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Tumbe guda|ml=Tumba|sa=|ta=Thumbai|te=Tummachettu|hi=Chhota halkusa|en=Common Leucas}}

== Description Habit== Leaves{{Habit|Erect}}

==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Opposite, subsessile or short petioled,linear or narrowly oblong-decussate|Leaf Shape is Linear- lanceolate,entire or distantly crenate, obtuse, narrowed at the base. They can reach up to lengths of 8 cm (3.1 in), and be 1.25 cm (0.49 in) broad. The length of petioles is typically 2.5–6 mm (0.098–0.236 in) long. The leaves epidermis is covered in a thick waxy cuticle and is traversed with stomata.Leaf Apex Acute}}<ref name="Leaf"/>Leaf Arrangement

The stem is quadrangular===Fruit==={{Fruit|nutlet|erect|A subtrigonous nutlet, much branchederect, hispid or scabrid and contains a wide stelebasilar. The epidermis of Fruiting throughout the stem is covered in a thick waxy cuticle and contains few traversed stomata. Typically in younger stems the xylem tissue is radially organized and the parenchymatous pholem tissue is very narrow. As the stem ages the pholem tissue widens and can be found on both sides of the radial xylem tissue.year|With hooked hairs|}}

The roots ==List of the Leucas aspera contains epidermal cells Ayurvedic medicine in which are very narrow and closely packed together. The cell walls of the epidermal cells are very thin, flattened and straight. The parenchyma in the cortex contains thick walls. The parenchyma cells are polygonally shaped and contain a large amount of starch grains. The cambium separates the phloem and xylem, which are globose to subglobose.herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''

==Useful parts Where to get the saplings====Mode of the plantPropagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.

*'''Root, Stem, Flower==How to plant/cultivate==Found wild mainly in sunny positions and in a range of soils, Leaves especially sandy and Fruit'''.well-drained<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

== Uses Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.

*Dronapushpi is used in the traditional medicine of the Philippines to treat scorpion bites==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpg*It helps to reduce feverFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg*In some forms of traditional medicine, the steam formed by crushing the Samoolam, can be inhaledImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004. The juice of the flowers can also be used for intestinal worm infections in children0.jpg*Leucas aspera is used commonly as an insecticide.<ref name="uses"/gallery>*In addition the plant also has been used in witchcraft.*It is a herb used in food to provide fragrance to food.

==Common nameReferences==

<ref name== References =="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/33159 "india boidiversity"]</ref>

<references><ref name="common namesHow to plant/cultivate">[http://wwwtropical.flowersofindiatheferns.net/catalog/slidesinfo/Common%20Leucasviewtropical.html "Flowers of India"]</ref><ref namephp?id=Leucas+aspera "uses">[http://www.ijpbs.net/volume2/issue2/pharma/20.pdf"Leucas Aspera - Medicinal Plant: A Reviewpractical palnts"]</ref>

== External Links == * [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249907/]*[httpshttp://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Common%20Leucas.html]* [http://enwww.wikipediaefloraofgandhinagar.orgin/wikiherb/Leucas_aspera Leucas leucas-aspera-wikipedia]