Crassocephalum CREPIDIOIDES (Benth.) Moore
| Synonym : | Crassocephalum crepidioides var. crepidioides Gynura crepidioides Benth. Gynura microcephala Vatke Gynura polycephala Benth. |
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| Bangla Name : | Duubbecrepi (Bangla), Teolang (Chakma), Prindey (Khumi), Tong pa ma (Marma), Sam-pao (Murang), Sangfoa-mita (Murang). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Asteraceae |
| Disease : | Headache, stomachic and stomach disorders. |
| Description : | An erect, annual herb, 30-60 cm high, stem leafy. Leaves alternate, elliptic-oblanceolate, lyrately lobed, margins mucronately dentate, acute to acuminate, 3-14 cm long. Capitula discoid, cylindrical, arranged in loose, terminal corymb, pendulate on 0.5-10 cm long peduncle. Flowers filiform, pink to brick red or dark orange. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar and sylhet, in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Plant decoction is used as a lotion for headache and mild stomachic, juice is taken to treat constipation and other stomach disorders. The plant extract is taken by Chakmas as a remedy for stomach pain in Rangamati of Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
| Habit : | Herb |