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Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham ex D.Don) Benth.
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- Local Name:
- Jangli Ajwan, Dhawa Jari.
- Synonym:
- Habit & Habitat:
- A perennial herb, found in rock crevices and gravel slopes of sub-tropical and temperate zones.
- Plant Description:
- Stem ascending, slender, 10-35cm long, glabrous. Leaves simple, small, sessile, ovate, entire, thick, acute, 3-10mm long and 2-5mm broad. Inflorescence a vertcillaster, few flowered. Flower zygomorphic, pale pink, bract small, linear. Calyx ribbed with narrow lobes. Corolla 2-lipped, lower lip 3 lobed, upper lip flat.Fruit a nutlet,oblong,brown.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- April-October.
- Harvesting Time:
- June-December.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally used as herbal tea for flu,throat irritation and plant extract treats pneumonia, stomach disorders, headache and wounds. Essential oil is anti-inflammatory.
- Part Used:
- Whole plant.
- Occurrence:
- Abundant.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy, Oil Extraction.
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