Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Parthenium hysterophorus
Scientific Name and Description
Parthenium hysterophorus L
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Parthenium hysterophorum L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common name | Congress weed, Santa Maria bush, Santa-Maria, santa Maria feverfew,whitetop weed, famine weed, carrot grass, congress grass gajar ghas, dhanura |
| Hindi | Congress grass कंग्रेस घास |
| Marathi | Gaganbixa गगनबिकसा |
| Tamil | Arayal keerai ஆராயல் கீரை Arayal keerai |
| Telugu | Tittaganuga టిట్టగనూగ Tittaganuga |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Parthenium hysterophorus L. Gajarghas Asteraceae Anti-allergic
Parthenium hysterophorus L.
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Cuts; burns; dysentery; rheumatism; kidney stones; febrifuge; neuralgia
Treatment - General
References - Rajendran et al. 2002, Pradheeps and Poyyamoli 2013
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Rajendran et al. 2002
Pradheeps and Poyyamoli 2013
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Parthenium hysterophorus. (2024, May 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenium_hysterophorus