Mexican Mint, also known as Indian Borage, is called Ajwain or Patharchur in Hindi and Ova Paan in Marathi. It offers numerous health benefits, such as improving skin health, detoxifying the body, combating cough and cold, relieving arthritis pain, reducing stress, and aiding digestion.

The fresh juice of Coleus amboinicus is administered in a dose of 10 ml with hot water to treat intestinal worms. Combining the plant's juice with ginger juice can enhance appetite and alleviate indigestion. Internally, the paste and juice of the leaf are used to manage renal and urinary calculi.

This plant is widely distributed throughout India and is cultivated in gardens. It is a traditional medicinal plant used for treating conditions such as malarial fever, hepatopathy, renal and vesical calculi, cough, chronic asthma, hiccough, bronchitis, helminthiasis, colic, convulsions, and epilepsy.