Saturday, June 8, 2024

Artemisia nilagirica (C.B.Clarke) Pamp.

 

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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