Taxonomy
Quisumbing's compilation lists Coleus atropurpureus (badiara) and Coleus blumei (mayana) as separate species. More recent compilations list the species as synonymous. K. Heyne does not separate it from C. blumei (now Solenostemon scutellarioides).

Botany
Badiara is a slender, hairy herb growing 60 to 89 cm high. Leaves are downy and dark violet, broadly ovate or rounded or notched, with scalloped margins. Petioles are 2.5 to 5 cm long. Flowers are stalked, borned in lax, erect panicles, 18 to 23 cm long. Calyx is bell-shaped, with 2 lips, the upper lip being ovate, lower one narrow-toothed. Corolla is pale violet and longer than the calyx.

Distribution
Cultivated for ornamental purposes.

Parts used
Leaves, stems, roots.

Uses
Folkloric
Poultice of fleshy leaves applied to bruises, contusions, etc.
Elsewhere, decocrtion used internally for dyspepsia and wasting.
Used as drops for ophthalmic.
From Thailand to Malaya, pulped leafy stems or decoction used to stimulate digestion, used to relieve pain ascribed to the heart, congestion of the liver with swollen hands and feet. Leaf paste sometimes applied over the stomach, heart and glandular swellings.
Also used for hemorrhoids and to regulate menstruation.
Roots used for colic and diarrhea.

Studies
• See: Mayana

Availability
Wild-crafted.

Additional Sources and Suggested Readings
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Lamiacea/Solenostemon - Solenostemon scutellarioides (L.) Codd. LAMIACEAE / PLANTS FOR USE