Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Leucas aspera
Scientific Name and Description
Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link
Leucas plukenetii (ROTH) SPRENG.
Leucas plukenetii (ROTH) SPRENG.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Leucas aspera (WILLD.) SPRENG.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | chhota-halkusa, chota halkkusa, chota-kalkusha, chotahalkusa, goma, Thumbai, Safed musli |
| Kannada | bilee thumbe, olle thumbe, shiva thumbe, thumbe, thumbe hoo gida, thumbe soppu, tumbe |
| Malayalam | tumba, tumpa |
| Marathi | tumbo, Shveti musli |
| Sanskrit | dronapushpi, dronapuspi, ksavaka, ksavakah |
| Tamil | aritturumam, arkam, canninayakacceti, canninayakam, cantanacceti, cantanam#, cattirakacceti, cattirakam, cinavil, dumpai, icarukam, iranakkolakam, kalakkantam, kanamuli, kanarpilitacceti, kanarpilitam, katakkotti, katalkoti, katarkoti, katarkoticci, katarkoticciceti, katarpoti, kaviz thumbai, kociracakam, kotiyavarukkai, kumilicceti, kumuli, kutumpakacceti, kutumpakar, nallatumpai, namakam, namavaikuntam, namavekuntam, narrumpai, nilattumpai, nilattumpaicceti, paravicaiyam, porutal , thumbai, thumbaipoo, tironaputpi, titcanakantakam, titcanakantam, tumbai, tumbai-cheddi, tumpai, tumpakam, tumpapputu, tuppakar, turonaputpi, tuyma, vaikuntam, vaikura, vellaikkottumpai, vicaiyam, Thumbai |
| Telugu | tammachettu, tella tummi, thumba, thummachettu, thummi, tummacettu, tummachettu,Tumma |
| Common names | rough leucas, |
| Bengali | Ghora tulsi |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Flowers
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link Herb Whole plant Dysentery; headache; fever; toothache; asthma; cold; skin eruptions; nasal congestion; snake bite; ulcers; scabies; scorpion bite; bronchitis; psoriasis; swelling; rheumatism; skin problems; jaundice; antibacterial; throat infection; abortifacient; diabetes; gastrointestinal disorders; oral health care; anthelmintic; gum infection Children; cattle; general Harsha et al. 2003, Kshirsagar and Singh 2001, Lingaraju et al. 2013, Raghupathy and Newmaster 2009, Sharma et al. 2013
References
Literature
Literature
Harsha et al. 2003
Kshirsagar and Singh 2001,
, Lingaraju et al. 2013,
Raghupathy and Newmaster 2009,
Sharma et al. 2013
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH