Iriveriya
Scientific name: Plectranthus zatarhendi var. tomentosa
Family name: LAMIACEAE
English name: Tulsi
Local name: Iriveriya (ඉරිවේරිය)
Conservation status: EN (NCS) 2012
Description: Perennial herb, about 60-90 cm tall; stems so0mewhat prostrating, bluntly quadrangular, reddish and hairy. Leaves opposite, 5.3-6.5 cm long and broad, hairy on oth sides; petioles 2.5-3 cm long, reddish, hairy. Flowers light blue, 1 cm long, narrow, in whorls, -10 flowers in terminal racemes. Racemes 15-23 cm long. Corolla 2-lipped consisting of 5 segments. Fruit of 4, one-seeded achenes.
Status: Endemic
Edible parts: None
Ayurvedic Treatments- Fevers
Dysentery
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Excessive thirst
Congestion of the liver
Tarantula bites
Abscesses
Heart diseases
PARTS USED IN TREATMENT:
Whole plant
RELATED MEDICINAL PROPERTIES:
Diuretic
Cholagogue
Diaphoretic
Pacifies vitiated Kapha and Vatha Doshas