Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Blainvillea acmella
Scientific Name and Description
Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Acmella linnaei Cass.
Acmella mauritanica Rich.
Bidens acmella Lam.
Blainvillea alba Edgew.
Blainvillea gayana var. lanceolata Chiov.
Blainvillea hispida Edgew.
Blainvillea latifolia (L.f.) DC.
Blainvillea latifolia var. angustifolia DC.
Blainvillea latifolia var. latifolia
Blainvillea polycephala Gardner
Blainvillea rhomboidea var. lanceolata (Poir.) DC.
Blainvillea rhomboidea var. polycephala (Gardner) Baker
Blainvillea rhomboidea var. racemosa (Gardner) Baker
Ceratocephalus acmella var. acmella
Coreopsis acmella E.H.L.Krause
Eclipta latifolia L.f.
Eclipta prostrata Lour.
Spilanthes acmella (L.) L.
Spilanthes acmella (L.) Murr
Verbesina acmella L.
Acmella mauritanica Rich.
Bidens acmella Lam.
Blainvillea alba Edgew.
Blainvillea gayana var. lanceolata Chiov.
Blainvillea hispida Edgew.
Blainvillea latifolia (L.f.) DC.
Blainvillea latifolia var. angustifolia DC.
Blainvillea latifolia var. latifolia
Blainvillea polycephala Gardner
Blainvillea rhomboidea var. lanceolata (Poir.) DC.
Blainvillea rhomboidea var. polycephala (Gardner) Baker
Blainvillea rhomboidea var. racemosa (Gardner) Baker
Ceratocephalus acmella var. acmella
Coreopsis acmella E.H.L.Krause
Eclipta latifolia L.f.
Eclipta prostrata Lour.
Spilanthes acmella (L.) L.
Spilanthes acmella (L.) Murr
Verbesina acmella L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | Spilanthes acmella, Electric Daisy, Paracress, Acmella oleracea, Spilanthes oleracea |
Plants Medicinal Value
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Extracted leaf juice is applied directly on fresh cuts to check bleeding (Bodopokosunga, Puri, Saora, 4419).
Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75
Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Habit-Herb
Parts used -Leaves, seed
Application -Skin cuts; Post-natal complaints; alcohol deaddiction
Treatment -General
References -Jain et al. 2009
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Jain et al. 2009
Ethno-Pharmacological Diversity in Family Asteraceae in the State of Orissa
Citations
Herb citations
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-11
WFO (2024): Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000066495. Accessed on: 12 Jun 2024