Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Leucas lavandulifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Leucas lavandulifolia Sm.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Leucas indica (L.) R.BR. EX VATKE
Leucas linifolia SPRENG.
Leucas linifolia SPRENG.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
Hindi | guma, halkusa, hulkussa, kumbha |
Kannada | devvathumbe, hasiruthumbe, heddumbe, karjaali gida |
Malayalam | thunba |
Marathi | goma, kuva |
Sanskrit | drona, dronapushpi, kumbhi, rudrapushpa |
Tamil | atukkuttumpai, cevvamakacceti, cevvamakam, kacittumpai, kallellancattakki, mosappullu, peyttumpai, pokittumpai, tattika, tattikattumpai, tironaputpi, tottucam, tumpai, turonaputpi |
Telugu | poolathumni, pulatumni |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Flowers
Ethnopharmacology use
Leucas lavandulifolia Sm. Herb Leaves, flowers Arthritis; snake bite General Dey and De 2012
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dey and De 2012
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
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 TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)