Family: Asteraceae
Synonym: Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk., Cotula prostrata
(L.) L.
Vernacular
name: Kaithonni, Kaiyan-takara, Kanjunni, Kayyunni
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Paddy fields and moist localities
Flowering
& Fruiting: Throughout the year
Distribution: Pantropics
Key identification features:
False Daisy is an annual commonly found growing in waste ground. Stems are
erect or prostate, entirely velvety, often rooting at nodes. Oppositely
arranged stalkless, oblong, lance-shaped, or elliptic leaves. It has a short,
flat or round, brown stem and small white daisy-like flowers on a long stalk.
Uses:
Bhringraj
is mainly used in hair oils, but it has been considered a good drug in
hepatotoxicity. In hair oils, it may be used alongwith Centela asiatica
(Brahmi) and Phyllanthus emblica (Amla)
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