Common Leucas

Common Leucas

• Medicinal Uses:

  • The plant traditionally utilized as an antipyretic and insecticide.

  • Flowers are valued as a stimulant, expectorant, aperient, diaphoretic, insecticide and emmenagogue.

  • Leaves are considered useful in chronic rheumatism, psoriasis and other chronic skin conditions.

  • Bruised leaves are applied locally for snake bites.

  • It is also used to treat asthma and respiratory disorders.