Leucas aspera

  • flowers and seeds of Leucas aspera Willd. plant are growing
    flower and seed of Leucas aspera Willd.
  • flowers of the medicinal plant, Leucas aspera are blooming
    flower of Leucas aspera plant
  • Two leaves of Leucas aspera plants are in close up.
    leaves of Leucas aspera plant
  • whole plants of Leucas aspera are growing
    Leucas aspera plant
  • Leucas aspera Willd. plants are growing wild.
    Leucas aspera Willd. plant
  • Medicinal plants, Thumba are growing wild
    Thumba plant

Leucas aspera is an annual herb within the genus Leucas and the family Lamiaceae. The plant is easily visible throughout Assam.  The Assamese common names is দ্ৰোণ, দুৰুণ  (Dron, Durun). Other common names are Common Leucas, Thumbai or Thumba, Ghal Ghase (in Bengali), Chota Halkusa, Gopha (in Hindi), Dronapushpi (in Sanskrit). The species has many different common names depending on the region. It is known for its various uses in the fields of medicine. Leucas aspera grows in dry, open, and sandy soil.Leaves of the plant is opposite, subsessile or short petioled, linear or narrowly oblong- lanceolate, entire or distantly crenate, obtuse, narrowed at the base. Flowers of Leucas are white, small. The Leucas is popular herbal medicine and develop the immunity of body to fight diseases. Leucas aspera have antifungal, prostaglandin inhibitory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive and cytotoxic activities.

Classification of Leucas aspera 
Kingdom : Plantae  
Phylum  : Tracheophyta 
Class      : Magnoliopsida  
Order    : Lamiales 
Family   : Lamiaceae  
Genus   : Leucas  
Species : Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link

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