Kapprawalliya/plectranthus amboinicus

Botanical name:-plectranthus amboinicus

Family name:-LAMIACEAE

English name:-country borage

Tamil names :-karpooravalli / karpuravalli  

Sanskirt name:- 
Distribution:-Sri,lanka,India,     Southern , Eastern Africa, South Africa ,Swaziland , Angola ,Mozambique , Kenya , Tanzania.

Ayurvedic usage:-

Treatment for:-Liver diseases, Renal calculi, Dyspepsia, Headaches, Anorexia, Diarrhoea, Worm infestation, Vaginal discharge, Dysentery, Urinary diseases, Pains, Flatulence, Pains, Eye Diseases, Epilepsy, Coughs, Whooping cough, Asthma, Smallpox, Chickenpox, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Laryngitis.  

Parts used to make medicine:-Roots, Leaves, Bark, Seeds, Flowers, Whole plant
Propagation:-Seeds,stem cuttings

Dr Seela Fernando – HEABAL FOOD and MADICINES in SRI LANKA        

“Kappravelliya is a plant worth mentioning. It is very much like Iriveriya and is of the same family. It is effective in catarrhal afflictions of children. A very Useful prescription for whooping coughs is Kapparavelliya,  kalanduru ala , heerassa and red onions, taken in equal quantities, pounded and its juice extracted. To this extraet , an equal quantity of water is added together with sugar candy (Sukiri) and brought to the boil till it becomes like a thick syrup.The dose is a teaspoonful orto two as required.It has a marked effect in shortening the duration of the disease from about three months to as many weeks. If kept too long it is liable to ferment. Care  should, therefore be taken to see that it is prepared afresh every two or three days.It is also used as a medicine for treating cattle diseases”.