Plectranthus barbatus
Plectranthus barbatus
Safety & Hazards
The plant is known to have embryo- and fetotoxic activities on rodents[ 1346 Title Plectranthus: A review of ethnobotanical uses Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology 103 (2006) 1-24 Author Lukhoba C.W.; Simmonds M.S.J.; Paton A.J. Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description An excellent guide to the uses of Plectranthus species, giving the basic uses and the literature supporting this. ]. It can sometimes cause perianal dermatitis[ 1346 Title Plectranthus: A review of ethnobotanical uses Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology 103 (2006) 1-24 Author Lukhoba C.W.; Simmonds M.S.J.; Paton A.J. Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description An excellent guide to the uses of Plectranthus species, giving the basic uses and the literature supporting this. ].
Botanical Description
Plectranthus barbatus is a semi-succulent, evergreen perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody, it grows from a thick, tuberous rootstock. The branching stems are generally decumbent, rooting at the lower nodes where they touch the ground; the plant forms a clump of growth up to 75cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. ]. The plant has a very wide range of medicinal applications and is commonly harvested from the wild. It is cultivated for medicinal use in several countries including China, India and Brazil, is grown as a hedge and soil stabilizer in Africa and India, and is also sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. , 1346 Title Plectranthus: A review of ethnobotanical uses Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology 103 (2006) 1-24 Author Lukhoba C.W.; Simmonds M.S.J.; Paton A.J. Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description An excellent guide to the uses of Plectranthus species, giving the basic uses and the literature supporting this. ].