Family:
Asteraceae
Synonym: Artemisia vulgaris var. nilagirica C.B.Clarke
Vernacular
name: Karpoora-thulasi, Maasippathri, Makkippoovu,
Tirunitripachcha, Velipathiri
Habit:
Shrub
Habitat:
Along forest margins
Distribution:
India and South West China
Flowering and Fruiting: May-December
Key identification features:
Perennial fragrant shrubs; stems terete, puberulus. Leaves lobes oblong, acute; upper ones entire. Heads
globose; Female flowers many; corolla white, narrow. Bisexual flowers 4-6;
Achene oblong, glabrous.
Uses: The
whole plant is used in cough, asthma, bronchitis, skin diseases, fever and
intestinal worms.
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