Leucas aspera, Thumba, Chiruthumba, Leucas, തുമ്പ, ചിരുത്തുമ്പ

Family: Lamiaceae
Vernacular names: Thumba, Chiruthumba, തുമ്പ, ചിരുത്തുമ്പ (Malayalam), Leucas (English), Dronapushpi (Sanskrit), Tumbai (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Description: Herbs. Leaves sub-sessile, linear-lanceolate. Flowers white, small, in dense terminal or axillary whorls. Fruits nutlets, oblong.
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Deciduous forests and wastelands
Flowering & Fruiting: September-January

Parts used: Leaves and flowers
Properties & Uses: Carminative, digestive, anthelmintic, anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory and expectorant. Leaves and flowers are used for the treatment of colic, cough, asthma, chronic skin diseases, fever, ulcers, verminosis and catarrh in children. Juice of leaves are used as an eye drop in encephalopathy due to worm infestation in children.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo,
Traditional Uses:Fresh leaves are pounded into paste and applied on forehead to relieve headache.
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