Leucas decemdentata
(Willd.) Sm.
Lamiaceae
Isodeca flaccida (R.Br.) Raf.
Leucas chinensis oliganthos Hassk.
Leucas flaccida R.Br.
Leucas flaccida scaberula (Hook.f.) S.R.Sriniv.
Leucas flaccida sebastiana (Subba Rao & Kumari) N.Rama Rao
Leucas javanica Benth.
Leucas javanica littoralis Zoll.
Leucas lamioides (Muschl.) Hosseus
Leucas leucocephala Miq.
Leucas melissifolia Benth.
Leucas mollissima Wall. ex Benth.
Leucas montana pilosa Haines
Leucas montana scaberula (Hook.f.) S.R.Paul
Leucas montana strigosa (Benth.) S.R.Paul
Leucas oxyodon Miq.
Leucas parviflora Benth.
Leucas pilosa pubescens Benth.
Leucas sericea Elmer
Leucas stachyoides Spreng.
Leucas strigosa Benth.
Marrubium lamioides Muschl.
Phlomis chinensis Blume
Phlomis decemdentata Willd.
Phlomis flaccida (R.Br.) Steud.
Phlomis moluccana Roxb.
Stachys decemdentata G.Forst.
Common Name:
General Information
Leucas decemdentata is a straggling, annual plant with a thin, much-branched stem up to 150cm long[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- 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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- 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
W. Asia - Iran; E. Asia - China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea and Australia
Habitat
Moist, shady places in Nepal[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- 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.
]. Roadsides, grasslands, streamsides, sunny thickets, evergreen forests; at elevations up to 2,700 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- 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.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A paste made from the flower heads is used in the treatment of fevers[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- 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.
].
The plant is used as a tonic[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- 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.
].
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[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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