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    Anisomeles malabarica is a small perennial shrub native to South India that grows up to 1.5 meters tall. It has opposite, thick and aromatic leaves and produces purple flowers in dense whorls. According to Ayurveda, it pacifies vata, kapha and is used to treat conditions like epilepsy, hysteria, dementia, digestive issues, worms, fevers and joint pain. The whole plant contains compounds like beta-sitosterol and essential oils that give it medicinal properties.

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    Anisomeles malabarica is a small perennial shrub native to South India that grows up to 1.5 meters tall. It has opposite, thick and aromatic leaves and produces purple flowers in dense whorls. According to Ayurveda, it pacifies vata, kapha and is used to treat conditions like epilepsy, hysteria, dementia, digestive issues, worms, fevers and joint pain. The whole plant contains compounds like beta-sitosterol and essential oils that give it medicinal properties.

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    Anisomeles Malabarica

    Transféré par

    Roji Thomas
    Anisomeles malabarica is a small perennial shrub native to South India that grows up to 1.5 meters tall. It has opposite, thick and aromatic leaves and produces purple flowers in dense whorls. According to Ayurveda, it pacifies vata, kapha and is used to treat conditions like epilepsy, hysteria, dementia, digestive issues, worms, fevers and joint pain. The whole plant contains compounds like beta-sitosterol and essential oils that give it medicinal properties.

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    ANISOMELES MALABARICA Filename: Anisomeles_malabarica_.

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    Botanical name : Anisomeles malabarica (Linn.) R.Br

    Family : Labiatae; Lamiaceae. SANSKRIT SYNONYMS Vaikundha, Mahadrona, Sprikka AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Katu, Tikta Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha Virya : Ushna PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Malabar Catmint Hindi : Chodhara Malayalam : Karimtumba, Karintumba, Distribution : Found throughout South India, in higher elevations. PLANT DESCRIPTION A small perennial shrub grows up to 1.5 meters in height. Leaves simple, opposite, very thick, aromatic, oblong-lanceolate, acute, pale above, white below, crenateserrate, softly woolly: flowers purple, in dense whorls of more or less interrupted spikes; fruits nutlets, bearing ellipsoid and compressed seeds. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, epilepsy, hysteria, dementia, anorexia, dyspepsia, colic, flatulence, intestinal worms, fever arising from teething in children, intermittent fevers, arthritis, especially gout, swellings and diarrhea. Useful part : Whole plant. CHEMICAL CONTENTS The plant contains beta-sitosterol, letulinic acid, ovatodiolide and anisomelic acid. The essential oil from tops and flowers yield a terpene hydrocarbon, citral and geranic acid.

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