Blumea lacera | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Blumea lacera

Scientific Name and Description

Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC.

Herb Family

Asteraceae

Plant Synonyms

Blumea lacera DC.
Blumea bodinieri Vaniot
Blumea cernua DC.
Blumea cinerascens DC.
Blumea commersonii Edgew.
Blumea cuneifolia DC.
Blumea dregeana DC.
Blumea dregeanoides C.H.Schultz
Blumea elongata DC.
Blumea fontinalis Edgew.
Blumea glandulosa DC.
Blumea glandulosa var. glandulosa
Blumea heyneana DC.
Blumea hieraciifolia Hook.f. & Thomson
Blumea holosericea DC.
Blumea lacera var. cinerascens (DC.) Hook.f.
Blumea lacera var. glandulosa (DC.) Hook.f.
Blumea lacera var. hymenophylla (DC.) C.B.Clarke
Blumea lacera var. javanica (Blume) J.Kost.
Blumea lactucifolia DC.
Blumea musra DC.
Blumea subcapitata DC.
Blumea thyrsoidea Sch.Bip.
Blumea timorensis DC. ex Decne. WFO distributions
Blumea trigona DC.
Blumea velutina (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév. & Vaniot
Blumea villosa Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f.
Conyza amoena Link
Conyza dentata Blanco
Conyza hamiltonii Steud.
Conyza lacera Burm.f.
Conyza lacera var. lacera
Conyza lacera var. wallichii (DC.) DC. ex Miq.
Conyza lacera var. wightiana (DC.) DC. ex Miq.
Conyza natans Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.
Conyza necessaria Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
Conyza thyrsoidea Pers.
Conyza velutina H.Lév.
Erigeron exstipulatus Schumach. & Thonn.
Senecio velutinus H.Lév. & Vaniot

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common Name	Malay blumea
Hindi	divalimuli, janglimulli, kakranda, kakronda, kukaraundha, kukurbanda, phatakdi
Kannada	- gaandhaari gida, gandhaari gida
Malayalam	kukkuravrksam, rakkila
Marathi	bamburdi, bhamaburada, bhamurda, kukurbanda
Sanskrit	kukkuradru, kukundara, kukundarah, kukuradru, kukurandru, kukuroundha, kulahala, mriduchhada, sukshmapatra, tamrachuda, tamracuda
Tamil	catakkinam, kattumullangi, kattumullanki, narak-karandai, narakkarandai, navakkarandai, tevuppula
Telugu	adavimulangi, advimulangi, karupogaku

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Herb usable parts

Roots

Leaves

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Extracted root juice (20 ml, once at bed time) is given in desired quantity to a child suffering from bed-wetting habit (Pokosunga, Balasore, Kols, 2708).
Plant decoction with powdered Foeniculum vulgare (Panmohri) and sugar candy in desired quantity is drunk as cooling agent in gastric disorder (Pokosunga, Balasore, Patra, 2973).
Plant paste is applied locally to get relief from body ache. (Hemraj, Bhadrak, Maharana, 6116).
Crushed leaves are directly applied on sprain as analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent (Hemraj, Bhadrak, Maharana, 6116).
Plant paste is applied locally on affected parts to reduce swelling (Hemraj, Kendrapara, Jena, 6381)

Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75