Barcode: CAL0000008706

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Family: LAMIACEAE

Scientific Name: Lycopus europaeus L.

Collector: T. Thomson

Country: India

Uses: The plant extracts are useful in the treatment of hyperthyreosis; it inhibits the action of thyrotropic hormone and thyroxin output of thyroid. The plant is having mild narcotic and astringent properties and it is used as substitute for quinine. The herb is also employed a as a cooling drug.