Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Sonchus asper
Scientific Name and Description
Sonchus asper (L.) HILL
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Sonchus oleraceus var. asper L. 1753
Sonchus aemulus Merino
Sonchus australis Hort. ex Colla
Sonchus borderi Gand.
Sonchus carolinianus Walter
Sonchus crocifolius Hort. ex Sch.Bip.
Sonchus cuspidatus Blume
Sonchus decipiens (De Not.) Zenari
Sonchus eryngiifolius Sosn.
Sonchus eryngioides DC.
Sonchus fallax Wallr.
Sonchus ferox Wall.
Sonchus glaber Thunb.
Sonchus infestus Poepp. ex DC.
Sonchus oleraceus Wall. 1831 not L. 1753
Sonchus spinosus Lam.
Sonchus spinulosus Bigel.
Sonchus sulphureus Boiss.
Sonchus tibesticus Quézel
Sonchus umbellatus E.Mey. ex DC.
Sonchus viridis Zenari
Sonchus eryngiifolius Sosn. ex Grossh.
Sonchus giganteus Shuttlew. ex Rouy
Sonchus glaucescens Jord.
Sonchus graecus Reut. ex E.Weiss
Sonchus kralikii Rouy
Sonchus nymanii Tineo & Guss.
Sonchus aemulus Merino
Sonchus australis Hort. ex Colla
Sonchus borderi Gand.
Sonchus carolinianus Walter
Sonchus crocifolius Hort. ex Sch.Bip.
Sonchus cuspidatus Blume
Sonchus decipiens (De Not.) Zenari
Sonchus eryngiifolius Sosn.
Sonchus eryngioides DC.
Sonchus fallax Wallr.
Sonchus ferox Wall.
Sonchus glaber Thunb.
Sonchus infestus Poepp. ex DC.
Sonchus oleraceus Wall. 1831 not L. 1753
Sonchus spinosus Lam.
Sonchus spinulosus Bigel.
Sonchus sulphureus Boiss.
Sonchus tibesticus Quézel
Sonchus umbellatus E.Mey. ex DC.
Sonchus viridis Zenari
Sonchus eryngiifolius Sosn. ex Grossh.
Sonchus giganteus Shuttlew. ex Rouy
Sonchus glaucescens Jord.
Sonchus graecus Reut. ex E.Weiss
Sonchus kralikii Rouy
Sonchus nymanii Tineo & Guss.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | choplya, didhi, kali jibi, kalijibi, pili dudhi |
| Marathi | mhatara |
| Common Names | prickly sow-thistle, rough milk thistle, spiny sowthistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle, spiny-leaved sow thistle |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Sonchus asper (L.) Hil
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Cough; bronchitis; asthma
Treatment - General
References - Kayani et al. 2014
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kayani et al. 2014
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
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 Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
FLORA OF RAJASTHAN Author - KUNDAN K SHARMA & SHIVA SHARMA
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
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
Sonchus asper. (2023, October 24). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonchus_asper