Morphological information

A tall perennial, rootstock with long slender creeping stolons, which send up small tufts of radical leaves. Stems glabrous, more or less angular, 0.6-1.5 m high, hollow below. Leaves 15-30 cm long, green and shining above, glaucous beneath, glabrous; lower leaves narrowly oblanceolate, sub acute, entire or pinnatifid or runcinate pinnatifid, middle and upper cauline leaves lanceolate, or the uppermost linear, usually undivided, abruptly acuminate, 1/2 amplexicaul with short rounded appressed auricles, all more or less undulate and with spinous dentate margins. Heads few; across, umbellately corymbose; peduncles glandular hairy; flowers bright yellow. Involucral bracts clothed with long hairs tipped with greenish yellow glands. Pappus white, silky, scarcely exceeding the involucral bracts. Achenes scarcely compressed, longitudinal ribbed and transversely rugose.

Flowering                    : April-October

Fruiting                       : July-December

History                       :

Parts                          : Whole plant.

Status                        : Low risk.

 

Unani                         : The plant is slightly bitter; diuretic; good in chronic fevers.

Traditional                 : Latex extracted from the plant is mixed with Luke warm water and orally administered to the children in case of fever and

                                   common cold or flu.

Others                        : The root is employed in the treatment of cough, bronchitis, asthma and pertusis. Leaves are used as application on swellings.

                                    The latex of the plants is said to be used for eye troubles. The plant is said to have a high nutritive value and is considered

                                    satisfactory as swine feed.

 

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