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
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