Pogostemon auricularius
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Description
Erect annual herb.
Leaves opposite, membranaceous, narrowly ovate to ovate, 4-6 by 2-3 cm, acute or rarely obtuse, base cuneate or rounded, entire;
Flowers in dense, villous, terminal, cylindric spicate inflorescences 4-7 cm long;
Stamens lilac.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Australasia, Lesser Sunda Is, S. China present, SE. Asia present
Throughout SE. Asia to S. China, and throughout Malesia, but not yet recorded from the Lesser Sunda Is. and not from Australia.
Uses
Pounded leaves, whether or not powdered with lime, are applied as a poultice on the abdomen (RIDLEY). Poulticing is also recorded for other troubles, e.g. diarrhoea, colic, worms and a sore throat. BURKILL & HANIFF said that the plant is in Malaya in common use for simple disturbances of the stomach in children (). HARTLEY listed it as potential anti-cancero-gene ().
Citation
Bl. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 415
BTH. 1833: Lab. Gen. Sp.: 158
VIDAL 1886: Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip.: 213
F.-VILL. 1880: Nov. App.: 164
Merr. 1917: Int. Rumph.: 458
Bl. 1848 – In: DC., Prod. 12: 156
BACK. & BAKH. f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 633
Hook.f. 1885 – In: Fl. Br. Ind.: 638
BACK. & BAKH. f. 1968 – In: Fl. Java: 657
KENG 1969: p. 67. – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: f. ll, a-d.
KENG 1969 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 180
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 964
Ridl. 1923 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 648
VIDAL 1885: Phan. Cuming. Philip.: 136
HEND. 1950: p. 393. – In: Mal. Nat. J.: f. 363
Bl. 1973: Atlas: t. 535
Koord. 1912 – In: Exk. Fl. Java: 152
Bl. 1923 – In: J. Mal. Br. R. As. Soc.: 84
PRAIN 1907 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 710
MUKERJEE 1940 – In: Rec. Bot. Surv. India: 79
HASSK. 1844: Cat. Hort. Bog.: 131
BACK. 1931: Onkr. Suiker.: 564
MANSFELD 1929 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 378
QUIS. 1951: Medic. Pl. Philip.: 817
EL-GAZZAR & WATSON 1967 – In: Taxon: 188