Tridax procumbens Jayanti | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Tridax procumbens

Scientific Name and Description

Tridax procumbens L.

Herb Family

Asteraceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Amellus pedunculatus Ortega ex Willd.
Balbisia canescens Rich. ex Pers.
Balbisia divaricata Cass.
Balbisia elongata Willd.
Balbisia pedunculata Hoffmanns.
Chrysanthemum procumbens (L.) Sessé & Moc.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common names	Coatbuttons, False Goldenrod, tridax daisy,
English	coatbuttons, mexican daisy
Hindi	kalal, kanphuli, kanphuliya, kumra, pabula-ka-mocha, pebul-ka-mocha, pilo-bayoni, Agiyaar
Kannada	addike gida, gabbu gida, gabbu sanna shaavanthi, gabbu sanna shavanti, gabbu shaavanthi, ilisppu, kaachaghni, nada murukana gida, netta gabbu, shaavanthi, thaale udurohoogida, theeke soppu, yeriyele gida
Marathi	aekadaandee, thanathanee, Aagyaa
Sanskrit	jayanti, Agnimanthaa
Tamil	kenattuppuntu, vettukkaaya-thalai, vettukkaya puntu, Akkal keerai
Telugu	balapaaku, gaayapaaku, gaddichamanthi
Bengali	Gaganbedi

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Leaves

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Tridax procumbens Compositae Leaves Lugharia Juice of leaves is application cut and wounds. Leaves paste for the treatment of eczema.

Tridax procumbens (L.) L. Nallalam Asteraceae Leaf Wounds, skin rashes

Tridax procumbens Linn. Coat Button Asteraceae Herb Leaf flavonoids, tannins, steroids, phenols, terpenoids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, proteins

Tridax procumbens (L.) L

Habit - Herb

Parts used - Leaves

Application - Antibacterial; antidiarrhoeal; boils; blisters; cuts; diarrhoea; wound; cuts; bleeding; gastrointestinal disorders; insecticidal; wormicidal; ulcers; anal fitsula; rheumatism; swelling; skin diseases

Treatment - General

References -Rao et al. 2006, Umapriya et al. 2011