Pogostemon purpurascens is a small herbaceous, flowering plant found in the Western Ghats in South India.

Pogostemon purpurascens is an erect branched herb with a 20 cm tall, hairy stem.

It bears tiny whitish flowers which blooms during the months of January and February.

[2] It is used as an anti-haemorrhagic (sometimes as a styptic) and antidote to stimulate scorpion stings and snake bites.

[2][3] In Manipur, leaves and flowers are used in the preparation of a local hair-care lotion.