Gayasa
| Botanical name: | Leucas aspera |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Local name: | Gayasa, Gaisha saga |
| Common name: | Thumabi, Thumba |
| Parts used: | Leaf |
| Plant character: | It is an erect and branched annual herb with hairt aromatic leaves and white flowers. It needs full sunlight but can withstand partial shade. Wild in waste places, roadsides, cultivated fields and forest edges. |
USES:
The tender leaves are edible as a leafy vegetable. The leaves are crushed and the juice is used to cure cough and cold. Paste of leaves is massaged over gums and teeth to cure mouth ulcer.
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