Family: Lamiaceae
Synonym: Dysophylla auricularia (L.), Blume, Eusteralis auricularia (L.) M.R.Almeida
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Paddy fields, road sides, near
drains, wet places
Distribution: India, China, Philippines, Sri
Lanka, Borneo
Flowering and Fruiting: February-July
Key identification features: Scandent herbs; stem terete,
villous. Spike cylindrical, terminal; Flowers many, densely packed; Nutlets
glabrous, smooth, brown.
Uses: The leaves are antiasthmatic,
carminative, diuretic and stomachic. They are used in the treatment of stomach and skin diseases, to treat
coughs and asthma
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