Plant Details

Accepted name:: Coleus amboinicus Lour. [Lamiaceae]
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Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
amboini coleus	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
amroda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asmabhedah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asmantaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bangun-bangun	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
baume	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
baume du pérou	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
bebangun	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
broadleaf thyme	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
camparavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirukanpilai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirupilai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
coarse-leaf thyme	Other	Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
coleus amboinicus whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
country borage	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008)
country-borage	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
cuban oregano	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cuban-oregano	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
cuun iiri	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
dacon ajenton	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
daun bangun-bangun	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
daun kuching	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
dodda pathre	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dodda pathre soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
french thyme	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
french-thyme	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
fān níng méng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
grobonm	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
gros baume	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
haka	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
hati-hati	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
himsagar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hortelã	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
hortelã graúda	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
hortelã graúdo	Other	Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
hortelã-doce	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014)
hortelã-pimenta	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014)
húng chanh	Other	Pl. & Animal in Trad. Med., Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
indian borage	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
indian mint	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
indian thyme	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
indian-borage	Other	Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
indian-mint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
iribeli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jamaika-thymian	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
kaattukulinjavaraipatchilai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kannikkurka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kannikkurkka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanpilai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kapparawalliya	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
kappra walliya	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kappra-walliya	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
karmelo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karpeti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karpoora valli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karpooravalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karpoorvalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
karpurahalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karpuravalli	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Med. Pl. for Respiratory Diseases (Ram et al., 2009)
karpuravallicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karpurawelle	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
karuppuravalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karuvaeru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kryddkarlbergare	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
kurpurvalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lipérou	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
liú lán xiāng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lóu huì qiáo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lǜ báo hé	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
maangnoawana	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
malva	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of Sobradinho, Piauí, Brazil (Silva et al., 2015)
malva do reino	Other	Hypothesis to Local Pharmacop., Brazil (Lozano et al., 2014)
malva-do-reino	Other	Farmacop. Nat. de Comunidades, NE Brasil (Pessoa da Silva et al., 2015)
mandukaparni	Other	Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
mangun-mangun	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mankaiyakkanni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
membangun	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
mexican mint	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mexican thyme	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mexican-mint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
modayanti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muttainari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muttainaricceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilam	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
nyadobwe yamaka	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
omavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
oreille	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
orégano	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
orégano de cartagena	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
orégano de castilla	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
orégano grueso	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
ova	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pan-ova	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panikkurkaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panikkurkka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parna-yavaani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
parnayavani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pasana peti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pasanabheda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pashanabheda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pashanabhedi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patharcheer	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patharchur	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patharcur	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patherchur	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pathorchur	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pathurchur	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patta ajavauin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pattaa ajawaayin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pattharachuur	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
podina	Other	Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
portuguese thyme	Other	Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
qīng báo hé	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sambraani ele	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
semangun	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
semarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
silabhedha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
soup mint	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
soup-mint	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
spanish thyme	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
spanish-thyme	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
sugandhavalakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sugandhavalkam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
takulikulis	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
tanavili ma-ansum tu ismud	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
thick-leaf thyme	Other	Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
thyme	Other	Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
toronjil de limón	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
ukkirikacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ukkirikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vamu aaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vick's plant	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
yin du bo he	Other	Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014)
ziyar-ywet-htu	Other	Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008)
刺蕊草	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
印度薄荷	Other	Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014) Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
左手香	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
排香草	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
洋薄荷	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
留蘭香	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
番柠檬	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
番檸檬	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
綠薄荷	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
绿薄荷	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
著手香	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
蔞薈翹	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
青薄荷	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark of the root, Flowers, Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Leaves		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
leaves, whole shoot system		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
leaves		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
leaf		Med. Pl. of Sobradinho, Piauí, Brazil (Silva et al., 2015)
leaves, aerial parts	juice, oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
leaf		Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
whole plant, leaf	fresh plant material, dry plant material	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
leaves		Farmacop. Nat. de Comunidades, NE Brasil (Pessoa da Silva et al., 2015)
leaves, whole-plant		Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014)
leaves		Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
leaves		Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
leaf, stem		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
Leaf		Pl. & Animal in Trad. Med., Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
Leaves		Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008)
leaf, aerial parts		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Fruit, Root		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 13 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Coleus aromaticus Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 16 (1830).
Coleus carnosus Hassk. Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 25 (1842).
Coleus suborbicularis Zoll. & Moritzi in A.Moritzi, Syst. Verz. Java: 4 (1846).
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 690 (1825).
Coleus amboinicus var. violaceus Gürke Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 210 (1894).
Coleus crassifolius Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 15 (1830).
Coleus subfrutectosus Summerh. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 392 (1928).
Coleus suganda Blanco Fl. Filip.: 483 (1837).
Coleus vaalae (Forssk.) Deflers Rev. Egypt: 423 (1894).
Majana amboinica (Lour.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891).
Majana carnosa (Hassk.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891).
Majana suganda (Blanco) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891).
Ocimum vaalae Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 111 (1775), nom. rej.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Coleus amboinensis	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Coleus amboinicus	Coleus: Multipurpose Med. Herb. (Yashaswini & Vasundhara, 2011) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Coleus amboinicus LOUR.	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Coleus amboinicus Lour	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Coleus amboinicus Lour.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2022 (WHO-UMC, 2022)
Coleus ambonicus Lour.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Coleus aromaticus	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Coleus aromaticus Benth.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of Myanmar (Myanmar Ministry of Health, 2008) Siddha Med. Pl. for Respiratory Diseases (Ram et al., 2009)
Coleus aromaticus Bentham	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Coleus carnosus	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Coleus carnosus Hassk	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Coleus suborbiculata	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Colus aromaticus	Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
Plechtranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.	Farmacop. Nat. de Comunidades, NE Brasil (Pessoa da Silva et al., 2015)
Plectranthus amboinicus	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Fresh Med. Pl. in Singapore (Siew et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Hypothesis to Local Pharmacop., Brazil (Lozano et al., 2014) Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of Sobradinho, Piauí, Brazil (Silva et al., 2015) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Pl. & Animal in Trad. Med., Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008) Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Sprengel	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
Plectranthus ambonicus (Lour.) Spreng.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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