Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
| Synonym : | Acmella lanceolata Link ex Spreng. Anthemis viridis Blanco Bellis ramosa Jacq. Cotula alba (L.) L. Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. Galinsoga oblonga DC. Verbesina alba L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Kesuti, Kesraj, Kalokeshi, Bhimraj.,Kalasona, Kalahuna (Chakma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Asteraceae |
| Disease : | Bronchitis, asthma, leucoderma, anaemia, itching, night blindness, jaundice, fevers, sores, skin diseases, elephantiasis, boils. |
| Description : | A slender, diffuse or suberect herb, stem and branches strigose with appressed white hairs. Leaves sessile, 2.5-7.5 cm long, oblong-lanceolate, subentire, acute, sparsely strigose with appressed hairs on both sides. Heads 6-8 mm diam., solitary or 2 together on unequal axillary peduncles, ray-flowers ligulate, white. |
| Distribution : | Throughout Bangladesh in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | The plant contains an alkaloid, ecliptine. Leaves have been reported to contain saponins, including ?-terthienylmethanol, ?-amyrin, wedelolactone, demethyl wedelolactone, its 7-O-glucoside, triterpene glycosides, stigmasterol and a small amount of 2-formy |
| Uses : | Plant is tonic, antipyretic, stomachic, anthelmintic, pectoral, anti-asthmatic and expectorant, cures inflammations, hernias, eye diseases, bronchitis, asthma, leucoderma, anaemia, itching, night blindness, improves the colour of the hair and promote grow |
| Habit : | Herb |