Plectranthus vettiveroides
| Author : (Jacob) Singh & Sharma |
| Family : Lamiaceae |
Habit: Small succulent herb |
| Sanskrit: Valakam, Hriberam |
| English: Vettiver |
Whole plant
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Plectranthus vettiveroides |
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| Description | ||||||
| A small profusely branched, succulent, aromatic herb, with quadrangular stems and branches, deep straw-coloured aromatic roots, glandular hairy, broadly ovate leaves, blue flowers in terminal racemes and small nutlets. | ||||||
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Whole plant |
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| Medicinal Uses | ||||||
| burning sensation, leprosy, skin diseases, leucoderma, fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, ulcers, hair growth | ||||||
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