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Leonotis nepetaefolia
Leonotis nepetifolia is an annual or short-lived perennial plant growing from 1 - 3 metres tall. The stem is branched at the upper nodes only and the plant has an easily uprooted taproot about 10cm long.
Uses
Swellings, Fever, Gastro-intestinal troubles, Diarrhoea, Heavy cramps, Bed-wetting, Piles, Thrush, Wounds, Itches, Skin diseases.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ದೆವ ತುಂಬೆ Deva tumbe, ಕಾಡು ತುಂಬೆ ಗಿಡ Kaadu tumbe gida |
| Hindi | Bara guma |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | Ranaperi |
| Telugu | Hanumanthabeera |
| Marathi | Dipamaal |
| Gujarathi | Lal guma |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Granthiparni |
| English | Lion's ear |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Large | Ovate | Lobed, acute, Coarsely creanate serrate, Winged in the upper part and cuneate |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floral leaves lanceolate | Deflexed, Bracts linear, stronlgy spinous pointed, deflexed, Calyx tubular |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovoid | 4 nutlets |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A pantropical weed. The plant forms dense thickets and is most abundant on heavily disturbed areas such as roadsides, overgrazed pastures and river levee banks.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 255
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Swellings
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gastro-intestinal troubles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Heavy cramps
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bed-wetting
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Thrush
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Itches
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of A pantropical weed
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of At roadsides
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