Thumbe Hoovu is the Kannada name for Leucas aspera. This bell-shaped velvety white flower is a wild plant which grows on its own. This flower has a mild aroma, it's used as an offering to Hindu deities, it's considered as one of the favorites of Shiva. The plant has medicinal properties, it's extract is used to cure stomach ailments and also treat certain snake bites & scorpion stings. This plant is said to repel mosquitoes.
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