📢 Anisomeles indica

by Sarah on May 05, 2025 in Lamiaceae

Traditional Herbs from Anisomeles indica

toothache

Prepare enough fresh celangking leaves.
Wash until clean then mash.
Chew the concoction, suck the juice and discard the dregs.
Dose: 4-5 pieces a day.

snake_bite

Take enough celangking leaves.
Pound it until it becomes a paste.
Put it on the sick part.

What is Anisomeles indica Looks like??

Parts of Anisomeles indica that could be used

Leaves", "Seeds", "Roots", "Stems", "All Parts of the Plant

Anisomeles indica Distribution

This plant is found mostly in Asia, then spread widely to Central, Southeast Asia, and several countries in East Asia and has become naturalized on several Pacific Islands. Celangking is a medicinal plant that has long been used and is quite commonly used in India, Sri Lanka and China. Apart from that, it is also used as a flavoring agent for Sago cakes. Its essential oil is used in hair care and perfume blends.
Agroecology of Anisomeles indica
This plant lives in sunny and open locations, grasslands, also in teak forests, and in wet soil along rivers and irrigated rice fields, sometimes found at an altitude of 600-1,800 m above sea level.
Morphology of Anisomeles indica

Square stem, green.
Wide oval leaves, wider at the bottom, tapered at the tip, and serrated at the leaf edge. Leaf length 3-7 cm, width 2.5-4.5 cm, and stem length 3 cm .
Tube flowers 4-5 mm long, there are 5 sepals 2 mm long with soft hairy edges, and a pale pink flower corolla.
Fruits 9-10 mm long, greenish to white, with dark red lines inside but sometimes purple or blue.
Seeds are almost round, 1.2 x 1 mm, shiny black.

Cultivation of Anisomeles indica
Generative (seed) and vegetative (stem cuttings) propagation.

Anisomeles indica, more details :

Chemical Content of Anisomeles indica
Triterpenoids (anisomelic acid), flavonoids, propanoids, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, apigenin, ovatodiolides, essential oils (α-pinene, β-pinene, δ-limonene), isoacteoside.
Benefits of Anisomeles indica
Treating stomach acid, mild fever, urine infections, coughs, flu, stomach ache, toothache, bad breath, colds, treating rheumatism, hypertension, treating uterine infections, poisonous animal bites, relieving indigestion, colic and fever in children when teething . Has antimicrobial and anticancer activity.
Simplisia of Anisomeles indica

Collect fresh leaves then wash them until clean.
Air dry using sunlight or a drying cupboard.
Grind them until they become a fine powder.

Another Facts for Anisomeles indica :

Synonym of Anisomeles indica
Ajuga disticha (L.) Roxb.Anisomeles albiflora (Hassk.) Miq.Epimeredi indicus (L.) Rothm.
Habitus of Anisomeles indica
Herb. Aromatic herb, annual, reaches 1-1.5 m in height
Habitat of Anisomeles indica