poovamkurinilla english name (Vernonia)
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Genus: Cyanthillium
Botanical name: Cyanthillium cinereum
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Sahadevi, Uttamakanyapatra
Hindi: Sahadevyi, Sadodi
English: Little ironweed, Purple fleabane, Ash colored fleabane
Malayalam: Poovamkurunnila, Poovamkurunthala
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Poovamkurunnila is an annual or short-lived perennial to 50cm with ovate leaves. The stems branch repeatedly at the top to hold aloft the small cylindrical, purple flower heads. Flowers throughout the year. Originally from Central America, now a pantropical weed, it is sometimes considered native to Western Australia. Found in upland crop areas, waste places and roadsides throughout India.
The whole plant of Poovamkurunnila is used for kidney disorders, decoction for diuretic, swellings, stomach pain, diarrhea, eczema, inflammation, lower abdominal pains and menstrual pains.
Genus: Cyanthillium
Botanical name: Cyanthillium cinereum
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Sahadevi, Uttamakanyapatra
Hindi: Sahadevyi, Sadodi
English: Little ironweed, Purple fleabane, Ash colored fleabane
Malayalam: Poovamkurunnila, Poovamkurunthala
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Poovamkurunnila is an annual or short-lived perennial to 50cm with ovate leaves. The stems branch repeatedly at the top to hold aloft the small cylindrical, purple flower heads. Flowers throughout the year. Originally from Central America, now a pantropical weed, it is sometimes considered native to Western Australia. Found in upland crop areas, waste places and roadsides throughout India.
The whole plant of Poovamkurunnila is used for kidney disorders, decoction for diuretic, swellings, stomach pain, diarrhea, eczema, inflammation, lower abdominal pains and menstrual pains.
poovamkurinila is a genus of about 1000 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species are known as Ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. The genus is named for English botanist William Vernon. There are numerous distinct subgenera and subsections in this genus. This has led some botanists to divide this large genus into several distinct genera.[2] For instance, the Flora of North America only recognizes about 20 species, 17 of which are in North America north of Mexico, with the other two or three being found in South America.[3]
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