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Leucas cephalotes
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.
Uses
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 |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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]
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
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- Herbs with Young shoots used in medicine
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