Leucas cephalotes

Leucas cephalotes is a flowering annual herb which is a common weed that also has uses as an edible vegetable and herbal remedy.

It has many common names, including Dharampusp, guma, dronpushpi or drona puspi, and tou xu bai rong cao.

It is a common plant across Asia from China to the Indian subcontinent.

Leucas cephalotes springs up in cultivated fields as a weed, especially after a period of rain.

Two chemical compounds found in the plant are labellenic acid and beta-Sitosterol.