Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Echinops echinatus
Scientific Name and Description
Echinops echinatus ROXB.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | Camel's Thistle |
| Sanskrit | Kantalu, Unt Kantara |
| Hindi | Bhangra |
| Rajasthan Region | Unt Kantalo |
| Common Names | globe thistle or hedgehog globe-thistle, Indian globe thistle |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Seeds
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
- Plant is diuretic, bitter tonic and used to treat cough, indigestion, eye problems and hysteria.
- Powdered roots are applied over wounds of cattle for early healing.
- Roots and seeds are aphrodisiac.
- Powdered roots applied to hair destroys lice.
- Root extract in water is given orally to treat cold and cough.
- In Ayruveda, root is reportedly used to facilitate child birth.
- Seeds have cooling effect.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
References
Citations
Herb citations
WFO (2024): Echinops echinatus Roxb. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000026192. Accessed on: 01 Jun 2024
Wikipedia. 2024. "Echinops Echinatus." Wikimedia Foundation. Last modified February 22, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinops_echinatus.