Sphaeranthus indicus
Linn.
Indian globe flower
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are cooked and eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on clays and seasonally flooded areas. It grows in rice fields. In southern China it grows along sandy banks along rivers between 700-1,000 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Africa, Asia, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
An annual herb. It grows erect and has an aroma. It has 4 irregular and sharply toothed wings. It grows 50 cm high. The leaves are long sword shaped or spoon shaped and 3-6 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. There are irregular double teeth along the edge. The flowers are purple, pink and white.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Sphaeranthus indicus, the East Indian globe thistle, is a flowering plant of the genus Sphaeranthus. It is distributed from Northern Australia throughout Indomalaya. The plant has been studied for its potential health-promoting properties, primarily as an anti-inflammatory. Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. (Asteraceae) is widely used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine in various conditions like epilepsy, mental illness, hemicrania, jaundice, hepatopathy, diabetes, leprosy, fever, pectoralgia, cough, gastropathy, hernia, hemorrhoids, helminthiasis, dyspepsia and skin diseases. In different parts of its range Sphaeranthus indicus is known by different common names.
Names & Synonyms
Adakkamaniyan, Belaunja, Boddasoramu, Boddatarupu, Bokashungi, Bothada, Buikadamba, Da-naung, Danr pudina, Ghundi, Gorakh mundi, Hapusa, Kadu, Khamadrus, Kottakaranthai, Mahamundi, Mirangani, Mon-di, Mundi, Murisa, Puru tasad, Tonka pudina
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