Barcode: CAL0000008680

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Family: LAMIACEAE

Scientific Name: Pogostemon heyneanus Benth.

Collector: K. Subramanyam

Country: India

Uses: The plant is used as diuretic and carminative. The leaves decoction is prescribed in cough and asthma, and that of the roots for dropsy. For sternutatory powdered leaves are employed.