Isodon LOPHANTHOIDES (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don.) Hara


Synonym : Hyssopus lophanthoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Isodon shimizuanus (Murata) H.Hara
Orthosiphon glabrescens Vaniot
Plectranthus fangii Y.Z.Sun
Rabdosia shimizuana Murata
Bangla Name : Bara Oinching (Tanchangya).
English Name : -
Family : Lamiaceae
Disease : Bodyache.
Description : An annual, erect, aromatic herb or short lived perennial. Stem and branches pubescent. Leaves shortly petioled, lamina 4-8 x 2.5-6 cm, ovate, almost cordate, crenate, acuminate, softly pubescent on both surfaces. Inflorescence in cymes usually in long panicles. Calyx 1-1.5 mm long, shortly 5-toothed or indistinctly 2-lipped. Corolla purplish, about 5 mm long, tube straight, lips subequal, stamens exerted.
Distribution : Sylhet, and cultivated in Jhum of Chittagong Hill Tracts by the tribal.
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : Decoction of the plant is used for the treatment of bodyache.
Habit : Herb