A highly aromatic herb, up to 1 m high. Leaves 6.5-11.5 cm or more in length, ovate, crenate, toothed or incised, only sparingly puberulous, membranous; flowers in small distant whorls on slender paniculate spikes.
Herb Effects
Carminative, diuretic and anticancer (plant); anticephalalgic and antiasthmatic (leaf).
Carminative and diuretic (plant); for cough, asthma, for boils and to relieve headache (leaf); for dropsy, rheumatism (root)
Contraindication
In large doses it produces spasms and vertigo.Bath preparations containing oil can cause erythema. Toiletries containing oil can cause dermatitis in hypersensitive individuals.
Reference
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Health Remedies 
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