Family | Lamiaceae |
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Habit | Herb |
Habitat | Fields, roadsides, stream banks, margin of swampy areas, terrestrial |
Special Notes | It is highly toxic; leaves are aromatic especially when crushed |
Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: used as a menstrual flow stimulant, relieves flatulence, treats colds and influenza, treats smallpox and tuberculosis; OTHERS: used to eradicate pests; |
Collected from | Atok, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
Collector(s) | Pamela L. Cabanela |