Doddapatre soppina thambuli

I have always been told that doddapatre soppu /coleus aromaticus has a lot of medicinal values.I found some information about it in wikipedia as well.

The juice of the leaves for dyspepsia, asthma, chronic coughs, bronchits, colic, flatulence, rheumatism. The dose is one tablespoonful of the fresh juice every hour for adults and one teaspoonful every two hours, four times daily, for children. As an infusion, 50 to 60 grams to a pint of boiling water, and drink the tea, 4 to 5 glasses a day. For chilldren, 1/2 cup 4 times daily.

· For otalgia (ear aches), pour the fresh, pure juice into the ear for 10 minutes.
· For carbuncles, boils, sprains, felons, painful swellings: Apply the poultice of leaves to the affected area, four times daily.
· For sore throats, a decoction of two tablespoonfuls of dried leaves to a pint of boiling water, taken one hour before or after meals.
· Decoction of leaves is given after childbirth.
• In India, leaves are used traditionally for bronchitis, asthma, diarrhea, epilepsy, nephro-cystolithiasi, fever, indigestion and cough.

Ingredients:

10 doddapatre leaves

1 1/2 tsp urad dal

1 tsp peppercorns

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp oil

1/2 cup dried or fresh coconut (optional)

salt for seasoning

1 cup yogurt

Procedure:

Heat the oil in a pan .Add the cumin seeds,urad dal and peppercorns and roast.Add in the leaves after the dal turns golden brown and roast for around 3 minutes frequently stirring it.Grind this mixture with coconut into a very fine paste.Mix it with yogurt and salt.Serve it with rice.