Although the species has many different common names depending on the region in which it is located, it is most commonly known as Thumbai or Thumba. Found throughout India, it is known for its various uses in the fields of medicine and agriculture.
Clinical importance of Leucas Aspera
1. The juice from its leaves is used as an external application for painful swellings
2. The flowers are given with honey to treat with coughs and cold in children
3. The leaves are applied to the bits to serpents, poisonous insects and scorpion sting.
4. The extract of plant is used with honey in case of abdominal pain and also in digestion.
5. The leaves are used as an insecticide and mosquito repellent in rural areas
6. The juice of leaf is used as local application for psoriasis and chronic skin eruptions.
7. It can be used as insecticidal also by sprains extract of the plant on other plants by mixing with water.
8. It is also used in Gyaenocological and obstetrical problem
like hastening menstruation.
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