Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Bidens pilosa
Scientific Name and Description
Bidens pilosa L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Bidens pilosa L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | beggar tick, blackjack, cobbler s peg |
| Hindi | kumra, kumur, kurei, Gajarde ka beej |
| Gunta gada (Telugu) | Gunta gada (Telugu) |
| Aggalu (Kannada) | Aggalu (Kannada) |
| Marathi | Ananthamootri |
| Common Name | Black Jack, Spanish Needles, Beggar's-ticks, Bur marigold, hitch hikers, black-jack, beggarticks, farmer's friends Spanish needle, cobblers pegs. |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Bidens pilosa L
Habit-Prostrate herb
Parts used -Leaves
Application -Fever; cough; wounds; skin diseases; stomachache; vegetable; earache; Oedema; Snakebite; Subjugation
Treatment -General
References -Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005, Dansi et al. 2008, Namsa et al. 2009
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005
Dansi et al. 2008
Namsa et al. 2009
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 12 Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
FLORA OF RAJASTHAN Author - KUNDAN K SHARMA & SHIVA SHARMA
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Bidens pilosa. (2024, March 16). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidens_pilosa