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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Plectranthus amboinicus |
| Family name: |
LAMIACEAE
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| English name: |
Country Borage
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| Sinhala name: |
Kapparawalliya (කප්පරවල්ලිය)
Kapuruwalliya (කපුරුවල්ලිය )
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| Tamil name: |
Karpuravalli
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| Sanskrit name: |
Karpuravalli
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Semi-shrubby aromatic perennial, 1.2 m long, obtusely 4-angleed. Leaves 3.2-10 x 2.6-8.5 cm, hirsute above and dotted with oil globules as in stem, lanate-tomentose; petioles 1.2-3 cm long, pinkish-mauve. Pseudo-spikes terminal, to 51 cm long, Floral leaves to 5 x 3.5 mm. Corolla 10-12 mm long, pink or lilac, tube 3-4 mm long. Nutlets glogose.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Naturalized Exotic
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Whooping cough
Laryngitis
Bronchitis
Pneumonia
Chickenpox
Smallpox
Asthma
Coughs
Epilepsy
Eye diseases
Pains
Liver diseases
Dyspepsia
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Flatulence
Pains
Urinary diseases
Vaginal discharge
Worm infestation
Anorexia
Headaches
Renal calculi
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Whole plant
Leaves
Bark of the root
seeds
Roots
Flowers
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Stimulates liver functions
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