Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.55.__
Coleus forskohlii
English: Coleous; Makandi; Indian coleu; False boldo.
Region: India, Northern India, Thailand, South East Asia.
Habitat: hardy plant; dry sunny places; dry slopes of the lower Himalayas.
Content: essential oil.
Culture: 3000 year history in Ayurvedic medicine.
Botany
Herb; fleshy, perennial; fragrant, aroma similar to camphor.
Stem: square.
Inflorescence: spike.