Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K.Jansen.
| Synonym : | Spilanthes calva DC. Spilanthes grandifolia Miq. Spilanthes paniculata Wall. ex DC. Spilanthes rugosa Blume ex DC. |
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| Bangla Name : | Marhatitiga. ,Osonshak (Chakma), Hamfoi (Marma), Kun Dung (Murong), Jaba Achin sak (Tanchangya). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Asteraceae |
| Disease : | Toothache, paralysis of the tongue ,dysentery , rheumatism . scabies . |
| Description : | An erect annual herb, stem and branches more or less hairy. Leaves opposite, 2.5-5 cm long, ovate, acute or subobtuse, irregularly crenate-serrate, base acute. Heads yellow, 0.6-1.3 cm long, ovoid, solitary or subpanicled, peduncles sometimes reaching 10 cm long. |
| Distribution : | Throughout the country in moist lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Aerial parts contain palmitic and stearic acids, tetra-triacontanoic acid, sitosterol, stigmasterol and sitosterol glucoside. Flower heads contain a local anaesthetic amide, spilanthol and three other amides, a sterol, a non-reducing polysaccharide (Ghani |
| Uses : | Flowers head is stimulant and sialagogue, given in toothache, affections of throat and gums and paralysis of the tongue. It is a powerful mosquito larvicide. The decoction of the plant is diuretic and lithontriptic, useful in dysentery and is employed as |
| Habit : | Herb |