BENEFITS OF COLEUS: 1. EXTREMELY POPULAR AS A DECORATIVE PLANT IN GARDENS, BALCONIES, AND INDOOR POTS. 2. SKIN INFECTIONS: USED IN SOME CULTURES TO TREAT BOILS, RASHES, AND FUNGAL INFECTIONS. 3. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY: LEAF EXTRACTS MAY HAVE MILD ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS. 4. LIKE MANY LEAFY PLANTS, COLEUS CAN HELP SLIGHTLY IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY BY PRODUCING OXYGEN AND INCREASING HUMIDITY. 5. WOUND HEALING: CRUSHED LEAVES ARE TRADITIONALLY APPLIED TO CUTS, WOUNDS, AND BURNS.