Family: Asteraceae
Vernacular
name: Anayatiyan
Habit:
Herb
Habitat: Shady
forests, Often on open slopes, roadsides or forest margins in valleys
Flowering
& Fruiting: May-October
Distribution:
Tropical & Subtropical Old World
Key identification features:
Elephant Foot is a rather coarse, rigid, erect, hairy herb. Stems forked, and
stiff. Leaves are mostly in basal rosette and oblong-ovate to oblong-lancelike.
Those on the stem few and much smaller. Purple flowers. Each head comprises
about 4 flowers. Fruits are achenes, ribbed. Pappus from 4 to 6 mm long with
rigid ristles.
Uses:
Roots
and leaves are used as emollient for dysuria, diarrhoea, dysentery, swellings
and stomach pain. Root is prescribed to prevent vomiting. Powdered with pepper
it is applied for tooth-ache. Leaves are used in applications for eczema and
ulcers.
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