Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Emilia sonchifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cacalia sonchifolia L.
Emilia javanica (Burm.f.) DC.
Emilia javanica (Burm.f.) DC.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | hirankhuri, hirankuri, kirankuri, Ashmegh, Pushakarnar |
| Kannada | elikivi gida, elikivisoppu, ili kivi gida, jumki hoo |
| Malayalam | muel-schevi, mulshevi, muyalccevi |
| Marathi | panom, sadamandee, undrachi, Agnishikha |
| Sanskrit | sasasruti, sasasrutih, udiram-panum |
| Tamil | mayarcevi, muel-schevy, muyalccevi, Arayal |
| Common Names | Tassel flower, Florida Aster, Ashmegh,lilac tasselflower,cupid's shaving brush |
| Telugu | Agnishikha |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Nizar et al. 2015
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5 Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.)
MATERIA INDICA Author - WHITELAW AINSLIE
PHARMACOGNOSY OF AYURVEDIC DRUGS NOS. 01 & 02 Author - ANONYMOUS
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 13 Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF RAJASTHAN Author - KUNDAN K SHARMA & SHIVA SHARMA
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
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
Emilia sonchifolia. (2024, February 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_sonchifolia
Body
Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. ex DC.
Habit-Herb
Parts used -Whole plant
Application -Vata; diarrhea; ophthalmia; cuts; wounds; intermittent fever; asthma; antibacterial; eye infection; antisnake venom
Treatment -General
References -Nizar et al. 2015