Sphaeranthus indicus Hapusa Mundi Munditika Gorak

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Sphaeranthus indicus

Scientific Name and Description

Sphaeranthus hirtus WILLD.
Sphaeranthus indicus L.

Herb Family

Asteraceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	gorakmundi, gundi, mundi, mundika
Kannada	adike kasa, bettukarande, bodadaraga, bodathara, bodu kadale, bodu kadale soppu, boladaraga, bondathhara, chandikasa, gorakmundi, karanda, karandagida, kiriya bodandara, moodugattina gida, munde gida, mundeekasa, mundi gida, mundi kasa, mundigida
Malayalam	adaca-manjen, adakkamanian, adakumaniyam, atakka-mani, atakkamaniyan, attakkamanni, minanganni, mirangani
Marathi	barasavodi, bodathara, gorakhamundee, gorakhamundi, gorakmundi, mundee, mundi, varasbodi
Sanskrit	alambusa, alambusha, aruna, avyatha, bhikshu, bhikshugparivraji, bhukadamba, bhukadambika, bhukanda, bhumikadamba, bhutaghni, boda, chhitragranthika, hapusa, jita, kadambapushpa, kadambapushpika, kadambapuspi, krodachuda, kulahalah, kumbhala, lochani, lotani, mahamundi, mahashvranika, mahasravani, mahasrawani, mata, mundakhya, mundi, mundika, mundirika, munditika, nadikadamba, nilakadambika, palankasha, parivraji, rajapatha, shravana, shravanashirshika, shravani, sravana, sravanahva, sravani, sthavira, tapasvini, tapodhana, vikacha, vridha
Tamil	anantai, camani, cenkottaikkarantai, cenkottankarantai, ciravani, citapiriyam, citappiriyam, citaranam, cittakanni, civa karantai, civanmuticelvi, civappukkottaikkarantai, cukantini, kallakaraki, kallakarakicceti, karandai, karantai, kirantini, kotalikkarantai, kotarikkarantai, kottai karandhai, kottai karanthai, kottai-k-karantai, kottaik karantai, kottaikarandai, kottaikkarandai, kottainalam, kottaippalai, kottaippamiracceti, kottaippamiram, kottak-karandai, kottakkarandai, kottakkarantai, kottang karundei, kottankarantai, kulatti, macittakanni, macumankaiyar, milankali, munmani, muntani, nanaiyavirutti, pallatarini, pallatarinicceti, parimali, pentamutamuli, perukarantai, petakaruval, piracitta, putpaki, putpakikkottai, putpakorittaru, tattai, tiruvakkinipputu, tontuppukkoti, unti, vakorakantan, valamatarai, vencitam, vishnu-karandai, visnu karantai, visnukarantai, visnukkarantai, vittunukarantai
Telugu	badathaarguyi, boda savamu, boda-tarapu, bodasaramu, bodasoram, bodatarapu, bodatharamu, bodatharapu chettu, boddatarapu, boedatarapu-chettu
Tibetan	ka dam bi i me tog, ka dam pa i me tog (p), ka dam pai me tog (p)
Urdu	gorakh mundi, gorakmundi, gul mundi, mundi
Common names	Munditika, Mundi, Shravana, Bhikshu, Tapodhana, Mahashravani, Shravanahva, Shravanashirshaka. East Indian globe thistle,
English	East Indian Globe Thistle

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Herb usable parts

Roots

Leaves

Flowers

Seeds

Whole plant

Oil

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

In Ayurveda and Unani, the whole plant is used to treat anorexia, jaundice, piles, worm infestation, blood disorders, scrofula, dysentery and fever.
Effective in indigestion, colic, piles, leucorrhoea, impotence and eye problems.
Powdered leaf cures skin diseases.
Roots are useful in diabetes, leprosy, fever, cough and indigestion.
Oil from root is aphrodisiac.
Powdered seeds and roots are used as an anthelimintic.
Flowers are cooling, eaten to treat conjunctivitis.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Koṭṭaikkarantai in Tamil

Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. is from the aroma family Asteraceae. It is also known with other synonyms such as Munditika, Mundi, Shravana, Bhikshu, Tapodhana, Mahashravani, Shravanahva, Shravanashirshaka.

Sphaeranthus indicus L.

Habit - Herb

Parts used - Whole plant

Application - Snakebite; dysentry; skin diseases; asthma; impotency; malaria; scabies

Treatment - General

References - Ram et al. 2004, Sharma et al. 2013