Plectranthus barbatus AndrewsFamily: Lamiaceae
Syninyms: Plectranthus pseudobarbatus J.K.Morton, Plectranthus comosus Sims, Plectranthus coerulescens (Gürke) R.H.Willemse, Plectranthus barbatus var. barbatus, Plectranthus asper (Roth) Spreng., Orthosiphon asperus (Roth) Benth. ex Sweet, Ocimum asperum Roth, Coleus vestitus Baker, Coleus speciosus Baker f., Coleus penzigii Dammann ex Baker, Coleus forsskaolii var. adoensis Briq., Coleus coerulescens Gürke, Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don, Coleus adolfi-friderici Perkins
Common name: Indian Coleus, forskohlii,
- Arabic: بيدة فورسكول
- Chinese: 毛喉鞘蕊花
- Finnish: Etiopianliisukka
- Gujarati: ગરમર Garmar
- Hindi: Makandi, पत्थरचूर Patharchur, पाषाणभेदी Pashan bhedi
- Malayalam: Panikoorka
- Marathi: Karmelo, माईण Or माईन Mayin, माईनमूळ Mainmul
- Nepali: गन्धे झार Gandhe jhar
- Português: Boldo-de-jardim
- Sanskrit: पाषाणभेदी Pashanabhedi, बालकः Balakah
- Telugu: పాషాణ భేది Pashana bhedi
Desctiption: Pubescent herbs. Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, ovate, elliptic, apex obtuse, base cuneate, crenate, pubescent; petiole to 3 cm. Racemes terminal, to 20 cm long; bracts 4 mm, broadly ovate, acuminate, ciliate; calyx inside with a ring of hairs upper lip 4 mm, ovate, acuminate, lower 4 toothed, 2 mm, all ciliate; corolla tube 6 mm, lower lip broadly ovate, 6 mm, violet; staminal sheath to 4 mm; style 1.5 cm, bifid.
Used in Ayurveda. Root extract for lowering blood pressure. Roots and leaves antiseptic, anthelmintic, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, stomachic, tonic, cooling, insect repellent, antidiarrheal, febrifuge and antimalarial, used for muscular pains. Leaves purgative, stomachic, for stomachache, measles, fevers; leaves ground with black peppers and the paste given to children with diarrhea. Veterinary medicine, roots given to buffaloes for lactation. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Root and leaf—spasmolytic, antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory, lipolytic. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Used in Ayurveda. Root extract for lowering blood pressure. Roots and leaves antiseptic, anthelmintic, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, stomachic, tonic, cooling, insect repellent, antidiarrheal, febrifuge and antimalarial, used for muscular pains. Leaves purgative, stomachic, for stomachache, measles, fevers; leaves ground with black peppers and the paste given to children with diarrhea. Veterinary medicine, roots given to buffaloes for lactation. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Root and leaf—spasmolytic, antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory, lipolytic. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
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