Anisochilus carnosus - Induparni

Induparni, Anisochilus carnosus

Anisochilus carnosus is a fleshy leaved seasonal herb with succulent round leaves and lavender like flowers. It can be found in the drier parts of peninsular India after the onset of the rains.

Uses

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Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The essential oil from aerial parts of Anisochilus carnosus (Linn. fil.) Benth. (Lamiaceae) was obtained by hydrodistillation. The oil content was 0.13% (v/w), on a fresh weight basis.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Doddapatre
Hindi	Panjiri-ka-patta
Malayalam	Kaattukoorka
Tamil	Karppura-valli
Telugu	Adusapundlaaku
Marathi	Kapurli
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Ajapada
English	Thick-Leaf Lavender

Properties

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

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Opposite	Semisucculent annual herbs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves 2-5 x 2-3.5 cm, broadly ovate, base turncate or cordate, margin crenate-serrate, apex obtuse, verrucose above, pubescent below, subsucculent; petiole to 4 cm long.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Terminal panicles spikes	Bluish-violet	4	Flowers in terminal simple or panicled, 1.5-3 cm long, oblong spikes. Calyx c. 4 mm long, tubular, mouth oblique, 2-lipped, acute; upper lip pubescent without, deflexed in fruits. Corolla purple, c. 1 cm long, lobes 5, 2-lipped, upper lip entire, lower 4-lobed . Stamens 4, exserted; filaments connate at base forming a sheath.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Nutlets			Fruits of 4, ovoid nutlets. Seeds orbicular, smooth.

Mode of Propagation

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Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry deciduous forest, Tropical area

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