Ageratum CONYZOIDES L.
| Synonym : | Ageratum arsenei B.L.Rob Ageratum ciliare L. Ageratum cordifolium Roxb. Ageratum hirsutum Poir. |
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| Bangla Name : | Oochunti, Dochunti, Fulkuri. ,Monipuizza Kher (Chakma), Achunai, Chunachu appa (Marma), Submenum (Ti |
| English Name : | Appa Grass, Goat weed. |
| Family : | Asteraceae |
| Disease : | Boils,skin diseases,jaundice,headache,dysentery. |
| Description : | An erect, annual, foetid herb, 30-60 cm high. Leaves broadly ovate, crenate, hairy. Inflorescence a terminal corymb, flowers pale blue, in small head. |
| Distribution : | In fallow lands, throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Herb contains friedelin, sterol, ?-sitosterol, stigmasterol and ?-spinasterol, hydrocarbons, coumarin, flavonoids, hydrocarbons, caryophyllene, quercetin, kaempferol, chromones, phenol, essentisl oil and anti-gonadotropic hormones, precocenes 1 & 2. Leave |
| Uses : | Leaves are styptic and antiseptic, applied to wounds and cuts for quick healing and prevent tetanus, applied to boils as a poultice. As a fomentation the leaves and stems are used in skin diseases. Fresh juice of the leaves is used by the tribal of Chitta |
| Habit : | Herb |