Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000008899

Family: LAMIACEAE

Scientific Name: Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.

Collector: J. Bhattachargee

Country: India

Uses: It is carminative, sudorific and lactagogue. Infusion is used in catarrhal conditions, uterus infections and parasitical cutaneous diseases. Leaf juice is given in colic.Roots chewed with betel nuts as stomachic and its decoction is used as an appetizer.