Leucas lavandulifolia
Sm.
Lamiaceae
Hetrepta lavandulifolia (Sm.) Raf.
Leonurus indicus L.
Leonurus malebaricus J.Koenig ex Rottb.
Leucas brownie Briq.
Leucas indica (L.) Vatke
Leucas linifolia (Roth) Spreng.
Leucas malabarica W.Theob.
Phlomis linifolia Roth
Common Name:
General Information
Leucas lavandulifolia is an erect, annual plant with much-branched stems 30 - 80cm tall[
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes cultivated in home gardens for use in local medicine and as a pot herb[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora of China
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- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
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- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
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- 1994
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- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia to New Guinea.
Habitat
A weed of open waste places, coconut and other plantations, roadsides, grassland and arable land, fallow land, paddy dams, locally often numerous; at elevations from sea-level to 1,500 metres[
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Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.55 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Moths, Flies |
Cultivation Details
The plant is becoming a serious weed in sugarcane fields in Malesia[
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], and is an occasional weed of cultivated areas, in dryland ricefields, and along roadsides in Fiji[
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The whole plant has a foetid smell[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
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- http://www.archive.org
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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Edible Uses
The plant (presumably the leaves[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]) is cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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Medicinal
The plant is diaphoretic, stimulant[
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]. It is used to heal chronic leg sores, dermatosis, as an anthelminthic for roundworms, and for appeasing affections of the nerves[
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]. The juice of the plant is used in the treatment of malarial fever[
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- Plants and People of Nepal
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- Manandhar. N. P.
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- Timber Press. Oregon.
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- 2002
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- 0-88192-527-6
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- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
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The leaves are used as a poultice to treat itch, headaches and vertigo[
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]. A poultice is especially applied in veterinary medicine in order to cleanse stinking wounds from fly larvae[
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The plant is used as a gargle to remove mucus. A decoction of the leaves is considered a good stomachic, and is applied, internally and externally, to treat colic of children[
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In general, the crushed leaves of Leucas species are applied to wounds, sores, especially those of the eyes and nose, chronic skin diseases, such as psoriasis and scabies. The crushed leaves are also used to treat mild fevers, colds, rheumatism and snake bites, and as a decoction against roundworm, mainly for children[
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
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