Ageratum conyzoides Visamustih Goat weed Visadodi

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Ageratum conyzoides

Scientific Name and Description

Ageratum conyzoides L.

Herb Family

Asteraceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Synonyms

Ageratum album Hort.Berol. ex Hornem.
Ageratum album Steud.
Ageratum arsenei B.L.Rob.
Ageratum brachystephanum Regel
Ageratum ciliare L.
Ageratum ciliare Lour.
Ageratum coeruleum Desf.
Ageratum conyzoides f. album (Willd.) B.L.Rob.
Ageratum conyzoides f. conyzoides
Ageratum conyzoides f. obtusifolia (Lam.) Miq.
Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides
Ageratum conyzoides subsp. latifolium (Cav.) M.F.Johnson
Ageratum conyzoides var. conyzoides
Ageratum conyzoides var. hirtum (Lam.) DC.
Ageratum conyzoides var. inaequipaleaceum Hieron.
Ageratum conyzoides var. obtusifolium (Lam.) DC.
Ageratum conyzoides var. pilosum Blume
Ageratum cordifolium Roxb.
Ageratum hirsutum Lam.
Ageratum hirsutum Poir.
Ageratum hirsutum Poiret
Ageratum hirtum Lam.
Ageratum humile Larran.
Ageratum humile Larrañaga
Ageratum humile Salisb.
Ageratum iltisii R.M.King & H.Rob.
Ageratum latifolium Cav.
Ageratum latifolium var. galapageium B.L.Rob.
Ageratum latifolium var. latifolium
Ageratum microcarpum (Benth. ex Benth.) Hemsl.
Ageratum muticum Griseb.
Ageratum nanum hort. ex Sch.Bip.
Ageratum obtusifolium Lam.
Ageratum odoratum Bailly
Ageratum suffruticosum Regel
Alomia coelestina B.L.Rob.
Alomia microcarpa f. torresii Standl.
Caelestina microcarpa Benth. ex Oerst.
Caelestina suffruticosa Sweet
Eupatorium conyzoides (L.) E.H.Krause
Eupatorium conyzoides (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Eupatorium paleaceum Sessé & Moc.
Sparganophorus obtusifolius Lag.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common names	white snakeroot, billygoat weed, billygoat-weed, chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed, mentrasto Mentrasto (Portuguese), Vietnamese, billygoat-weed, chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed, mentrasto
English	billy-goat weed, cocks sticks plant, goat weed, tropic ageratum
Hindi	Lavancha (लवंचा), bhakumbar, dochuntry, gha buti, jangli pudina, semandulu, uchauty, visadodi,
Kannada	Aggalu geeti (ಅಗ್ಗಲು ಗೀತಿ), helukasa, naayi thulasi, oorala gida, ooralada gida,
Malayalam	Attukamullu (അattu കമുക്കു), appa, kattappa, muriyan pacca,
Marathi	ghanera osaadi, ghaneraosadi, osaadi, vosadi
Sanskrit	visamustih
Tamil	Upputhalai (உப்புத்தலை), appakkoti, pumpillu, pumppillu, pumpul,
Telugu	Yetimanu (ఎ తి మాను), pokabanthi, pokapanthi povu,
Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh	Ghamra

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Stem

Leaves

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

The paste of leaves externally applied on cuts and wounds.

Source: Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 2023; 11(6): 110-113

Gargling of warm leaf decoction is prescribed to get relief from toothache (Pokosunga, Bhadrak, Das, 5526).

5 cm piece of stem is tied as an amulet on the wrist of a person suffering from dental caries to get relief from toothache (Pokosunga, Kendrapara, Tripathi, 6345).

Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75

Ageratum conyzoides Asteraceae leaves Ghamra The paste of leaves externally applied on cuts and wounds

Ageratum conyzoides L. Khajju Asteraceae Skin/Dermatological disorders

Ageratum conyzoides (L.) L.

Habit-Herb

Parts used -Whole plant

Application -Oral ulcers; sore mouth; burns; colic; cuts; headache; and uterine problems; dysentery; leprosy; malaria; insecticidal; wormicidal; skin sores; diarrhoea; rheumatic swelling; arthritis; skin disease; phlegm

Treatment -General

References -Kshirsagar and Singh 2001, Reddy and Reddy 2008