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Monday, June 19, 2017

Vernonia cinerea/Monarakudumbiya











Botnical name:Vernonia cinerea
Family name:ASTERACEAE

Names in different languages:
     English names:ironweed,little ironweed,small ironweed, vernonia, 
     Sinhala name:Monarakudumbiya
     Tamil names :neyccitti, puvamkurundal, sahadevi

Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, : Kenya,Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Central African Republic,     Gabon,Rwanda, Zaire , Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Status:Native 
Edible parts:- Leaves

Ayurvedicusage:
Treatment for:Skin diseases, Wounds, Insomnia, Worm diseases, Fever, Oedema, Pains, Urinary calculus, Hemorrhoids, Malnutrition, Dysuria, Jaundice, 
Parts used to make Medcine:-Whole plant 
Propergation:-Seeds




If you know more facts about the other herbal plants and products please put those also as comments .

Rathnayake 

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