Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.
| Synonym : | Coleus amboinicus Lour. Coleus carnosus Hassk. Majana suganda (Blanco) Kuntze Ocimum vaalae Forssk. |
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| Bangla Name : | Patharchur, Pasanbhedi, Amlakuchi. |
| English Name : | Country Borage, Indian Borage. |
| Family : | Lamiaceae |
| Disease : | Antispasmodic, antilithic, cathartic, carminative, stimulant, stomachic, urinary diseases, vaginal discharges, strangury, calculus, gonorrhoea, piles, dyspepsia, colic, pain, asthma, chronic cough, chronic bronchitis, epilepsy and convulsions. |
| Description : | A perennial herb, hispidly villous or tomentose, 30-90 cm long, fleshy. Leaves 2.5-5 cm, long, broadly ovate or cordate, erennate, fleshy, very aromatic. Flowers small, in lax paniculate cymes, corolla pale purplish. |
| Distribution : | Grown occasionally in gardens. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain a large amount of exalacetic acid, circimaritin, ?-sitosterol glucoside, several triterpenic acids. Leaves of the south American plant contain flavones, salvigenin, methoxygenkwanin, quercetin, chrysoeriol, luteolin, apigenin, flvanone, eri |
| Uses : | Leaves are antispasmodic, antilithic, cathartic, carminative, stimulant and stomachic, used in urinary diseases and vaginal discharges. Leaf juice is used in strangury, calculus, gonorrhoea, piles and dyspepsia, mixed with sugar given in cases of colic in |
| Habit : | Herb |