Sphaeranthus indicus L.
Sphaeranthus indicus L.
MH133 : Sphaeranthus indicus L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 274 |
| Synonym | : | |
| Plant Common Name | : | East Indian Globe Thistle, Indian sphaeranthus, Chhagul-nudi, Gorakhmundi, Gorakhmundi, Visnukkarantai, Mirangani, Adakkamanian, Boddatarapu, Mundi, Murmuriya, Kamdaryus; Gorakhmundi, Mahamundi, Tapasvini, Palankasha |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Diffuse aromatic herbs; stems with toothed wings. Leaves alternate, 3-4 x 1-2 cm, oblanceolate, obtuse at apex, decurrent to stem at base, spinulose serrate, hispid. Heads in globose spikes, numerous, densely packed; spikes to 1 cm across, peduncles winged; bracts 2-types, basal bracts of the spike ovate, obtuse; bracts of each head lanceolate, ciliate. Flowers two types, few; outer female, inner bisexual, all tubular; corolla 5-lobed, pink; lobes acute; anthers tailed at base. Achenes angular, glabrous; pappus absent. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In drying ponds, on mud flats o srea and rier beds. |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Warmicide, Hair tonic, According to Ayurveda, this herb is hot, laxative, digestible, tonic, fattening, alterative, anthelmintic and alexipharmic. It is used in insanity, tuberculosis, indigestion, bronchitis, spleen diseases, elephantiasis, anaemia, pain in uterus and vagina, piles, asthma, leucoderma, dysentery, vomiting, hemicrania, etc. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: lactone; 7-hydroxyeudesm-4-en-6,12-olide; beta-eudesmol; ilicic acid; cryptomeridiol ; 4-epicryptomeridiol; methyl chavicol; d-cadinene; alpha-ionone; p-methoxycinnamaldehyde; gamma-terpinene; citral; geraniol; geranyl acetate; beta-ionone; oscimene; eugenol; sphaeranthene; sphaeranthol; estragole; Indicusene; sphaeranthine; sphaeranthanolide; stigmasterol; beta-sitosterol; Spaeranthine; n-triacontanol; phenylurethane; n-pentacosane; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (10): Beta-sitosterol; Ilicic acid; Stigmasterol; Beta-ionone; Alpha-ionone; Geranyl acetate; Eugenol; Geraniol; Citral; Cinnamaldehyde; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Endemic |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/East%20Indian%20Globe%20Thistle.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3841994/ |
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| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Sphaeranthus |
| Species | : Sphaeranthus indicus L. |