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Leucas indica

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Leucas indica is an erect annual plant with branched stems. It can grow up to 20 to 60cm in height.

Uses

Typhoid, Pneumonia.

Parts Used

Flowers.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Gantu tumbe
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Ceylon


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

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Hairy or bristly hairy Leafstalk is about 5mm Leaf blade oblong lance-shaped

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
White White with purple spot

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Nutlets Chestnut brown Ellipsoid, Subtri quetrous and shiny

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 259
  3. [Cultivation]

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