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| Title: | Leucas biflora (Vahl) R. Br.( Lamiaceae ): A new distributional record and its less known ethno-medicinal usage from Tripura |
| Authors: | Majumdar, Koushik
Datta, BK |
| Keywords: | Leucas biflora (Vahl) R. Br.
Ethno- medicinal usage
New record
Tripura |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A01D 1/01, A01D 1/04, A01D 1/21, A01D 1/23, A01D 1/24, A01D 1/41, A01D 3/00, A01D 20/34, A01D 12/18 |
| Abstract: | The present communication is providing the
additional distributional record of
Leucas biflora (Vahl) R. Br. (Lamiaceae),
a less known ethno-medicinal plant has been collected from West
Tripura in course of ethnobotanical studies during
2007-2008. The species is not so far reported from Tripura. It has several
ethno-medicinal values and is well known as Khomosa
to most of the local traditional healers (Ochai).
Tripuri community used the leaf decoction of this procumbent herb as eye
drop for relief and cure from conjunctivitis, to stop nosebleed and white
discharge. |
| Page(s): | 575-577 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.10(3) [July 2011]
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