Roylea cinerea Hindi-Kararoi tila pati/Titpatti/Patkarru, Garhwali-Karui/Titpati, Jaunsari-Karanoi, Kumaoni-Kauri/Kitpatti, Punjabi-Kaur/Kauri, Himachali-Kattu, Popular-Ashy Roylea Lamiaceae. Syn-R. elegans, R. calycina, Phlomis calycina.
Roylea cinerea (Hindi-Kararoi tila pati/Titpatti/Patkarru, Garhwali-Karui/Titpati, Jaunsari-Karanoi, Kumaoni-Kauri/Kitpatti, Punjabi-Kaur/Kauri, Himachali-Kattu, Popular-Ashy Roylea)Lamiaceae. Syn-R. elegans, R. calycina, Phlomis calycina. It is a medium sized shrub growing upto 0.9-1.7 m height. Leaves are opposite, ovate, deeply crenate, upto 2.5 to 4 cm long, bitter having an upper surface hairy and gland-dotted beneath. Flowers are in axilary clusters, calyx tube cylindrical, 6-9 mm long, corolla strongly 2-lipped, upper lip entire and erect while lower lip is 3-lobed, middle lobe longest, stamens 4 in unequal pairs. Flowers are white or pink. It is found in the Himalayas from Kashmir to Nepal at altitudes of 1200-3700 m. The herb has antioxidant, anticancer, antifungal, antitumor, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, antiperiodic, antiprotozoal, antimalarial, CNS depressant, anti epileptic, spasmolytic and muscle relaxant activities. Leaves decoction is used as tonic and fe...
