Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Spilanthes oleracea
Scientific Name and Description
Spilanthes oleracea L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | pakarmul, pokarmul, ukra |
| Kannada | spinach soppu, vanamugali |
| Marathi | acharbondi, pipulka |
| Sanskrit | akalkar, maharashtri |
| Tamil | ukra, vanamukali |
| Telugu | maratimogga, maratitige |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Flowers
Ethnopharmacology use
Spilanthes oleracea L
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Leaves, twig
Application - Stop bleeding; skin infections and gastritis; fish poison; malaria
Treatment - General
References - Ruba and Mohan 2016
References
Literature
Literature
Ruba and Mohan 2016
DRAVYAGUNA VIGNANA VOL.2,5,5N Author - PROF. P.V. SHARMA
INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954 Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 12 Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN
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)