Leucas biflora
Leucas biflora
Leucas biflora
Leucas biflora
Leucas biflora
Leucas biflora
MH222 : Leucas biflora (Vahl) Sm.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 417 |
| Synonym | : | Blandina biflora (Vahl) Raf.;
Leucas biflora procumbens (Desf.) Gamble.;
Leucas procumbens Desf.;
Nepeta indica Burm.f., nom. illeg.;
Phlomis biflora Vahl.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Jodi Burumbi, Two-Flowered Leucas, |
| Plant Family | : | Lamiaceae / Labiatae |
| Description | : | Diffuse or scandent herbs; branches finely pubescent. Leaves broadly ovate, acute, base obtuse, membranous, crenate, to 3.5 x 2 cm; petiole 0.5 cm long. Flowers solitary; calyx tubular, 7 mm long, finely strigose; corolla white, 1.4 cm long, annulate-villous inside at middle. Nutlets oblong, truncate. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | anti-diabetic; In ethnic medicine in NE India, the mature leaf decoction is uses as eye drop twice a day in case of conjunctivitis. The mature leaves ground with the leaves of Centella asiatica in a ratio of 2:1 and the juice extracted from this mixture is applied directly to stop instance of bleeding from nose. Four to five leaves are also prescribed to chew with a leaf of Piper betel (Pan Pata) for the women who suffer from white discharge. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Ursolic acid; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Ursolic Acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.phcog.com/article.asp?issn=0973_1296;year=2016;
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Two_Flowered%20Leucas.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/261788
- http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/12044/1/IJTK%2010%283%29%20575_577.pdf |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Lamiales |
| Family | : Lamiaceae / Labiatae - Mint family |
| Genus | : Leucas R. Br. - leucas |
| Species | : Leucas biflora |