Scientific name-Eclipta prostrata
Family: Asteraceae
English name: False Daisy
Sinhala name: Keekirindiya
Family: Asteraceae
English name: False Daisy
Sinhala name: Keekirindiya
Tamil name:karippan, kaikeshi, karisalankanni
Sanskirt name :Bhringaraja, Kesharaja
Leaves are opposite, elliptic to lanceolate either without petioles or with a short petiole, slightly thickened, approximately 1 1/4 to 5 inches long and up to 1 1/4 inches wide, with short, appressed hairs on both surfaces. Leaf margins have widely spaced teeth. Stems initially green, becoming reddish brown, freely branched, and capable of rooting at the nodes. Flowers are rounded and consist of small, white ray flowers surrounding greennish disk flowers.
Treatment for:-Gastritis,Oedema ,Cough
Parts used in treatment:- Whole plant
Leaves are opposite, elliptic to lanceolate either without petioles or with a short petiole, slightly thickened, approximately 1 1/4 to 5 inches long and up to 1 1/4 inches wide, with short, appressed hairs on both surfaces. Leaf margins have widely spaced teeth. Stems initially green, becoming reddish brown, freely branched, and capable of rooting at the nodes. Flowers are rounded and consist of small, white ray flowers surrounding greennish disk flowers.
Treatment for:-Gastritis,Oedema ,Cough
Parts used in treatment:- Whole plant
