Family: Lamiaceae
Synonym: Anuragia quadrifolia (Benth.) Raizada, Chotekia
sericea Opiz &
Corda
Vernacular name: Naithumba
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Scrub jungles in laterite hillocks
Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Southeast
Asia to Malaysia
Flowering and Fruiting: August-December
Key identification features: Large erect herbs; stem angled and
ridged; whole plant densely grey-pubescent. Spikes terminal, Flowers clustered
at axils of bracts, white; Nutlets 4, minute.
Uses: The leaves are diuretic, febrifuge and laxative. They are used in the
treatment of gout, dropsy, oedema, stomach troubles etc
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