Health Benefits Of Indian Borage (Mexican Mint)
Indian Borage is known to improve skin quality, removes the toxin from body, relieves the pain of arthritis, boost digestion and cures cancer.
Very fewer people know about the herbs available to the mankind by nature.Indian Borage is one among them.It has innumerable health benefits that people are unaware of.
The Plectranthusamboinicus – binomial name of this herb is a fleshy perennial plant, highly aromatic with short, erect hair.It belongs to the family of ‘Lamiaceae’.
It is commonly grown as a potted plant and trusted by households for its therapeutic properties. Most of the times it is mistaken with oregano as both have the same aroma.
Botanical Name :Coleus amboinicus. Lour.
Classification:
According To Modern
- Kingdom –Plantae
- Order –Lamiales
- Family – Lamiaceae
According To Ayurveda
- Charak- Not included in Varga
- Sushruta- Not included in Gana
- Bhavprakash- Not included in Varga
Other Names :
- Hindi name- Pattaajwayin, Amroda, Patherchur , pathercheer
- English name- Country borage, Indian mint, Indian borage
- Bengali name- Patharchoor, Paterchur,Amalkuchi
- Gujarathi name- Ovapan
- Kannada name- Doddapatre, Sambrani, Sambranisoppu
- Malayalam name- Panikoorka
- Marathi name- Pan ova
- Tamil name- Karpooravalli, Kurpurvallai
- Telugu name- Karuvacru, Sugandavallekam, Karpoorvalli
- French name- Coleus d’Afrique , Plectrianthusaromatique
- German name- Cubanischeroregano,JamaicanThymian
- Japenese name- Koreusuamboinikusu , Kuuban oregano
- Malay name- Daunkucing (Indonesia) , DaunKambing(Indonesia)
- Russian name- Plektrantusaromatryi
- Spanish name- Oregano
- Vietnamese name- Tan day le
- Mah- Pan-ova
- Gujarathi name – Ovapana
- Chinese name – ZuoShou Xiang
General Information :
Habit – perennial herb, shrubby below. Branches – hispidly villous or tomentose. Stem – 30 to 90 cm long fleshy. Leaves – 2.5 to 5 cm long, petioled. Broadly ovate or cordate, crenate, fleshy and aromatic. Flowers – purplish coloured with short tube.
Properties (Gunadharma)
- Rasa- Katu, tikta
- Vipak- Katu
- Virya- Ushna
- Guna-Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna
Specific Parts :
Leaf.
Doshaghnata :
Kapha- vatshamak.
Shloka’s :
तीक्ष्णा पर्णयवान्युष्णा कटूतिक्ता रसे लघु:│
Benefits :
It should be used in aruchi, agnimandya, ajeerna, vishtambha, diseases of liver, udarashoola,atisara,grahani, vishuchika and in krimis by its ruchikara,deepaniya,pachaniya,vatanulomak,yakritottejak,grahi and krimighna in gunas.
Parnayavani juice is very effective for the treatment of vishuchika. It should be given in a dose of 12 ml. stat followed by 6 ml every hour for two doses. If no relief is obtained it should be repeated after 8 hours in the same manner.
Swasa (Dificulty in breathing)
Parnayavani (Coleus amboinicus) leaves juice is given with honey in case of Swasa (Difficulty in breathing).
Udarasula (Pain abdomen)
parnayavani (Coleus amboinicus) leaves juice with sugar is given in case of Udarasula (Pain abdomen).
Dosage :
5 to 10 ml.
Research Corner :
A study is done to investigate protective effect of Coleus aromaticus leaf extract against naphthalene induced hepaleusaromaticus leaf extract against naphthalene induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Significant protective effect was observed against naphthalene induced liver damage damaged, which appeared evident from the response levels of marker enzymes (aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase).