Purple Fleabane (Somaraji)
Cyanthillium cinereum
| Synonyme | Vernonia cinerea |
|---|---|
| Famille | Asteraceae |
| Sanskrit | Sahadevi |
| हिंदी | सहदेवी |
| മലയാളം | പൂവാംകുറുന്നില |
| Parties utilisées | whole plant |
Little ironweed is a small annual herb of the sunflower family with slender stems and tiny purple flowers. It grows as a common weed across tropical Asia and Africa, and in Kerala it is known as poovamkurunnila.
It is one of the Dashapushpam, the ten sacred flowers of Kerala. Known in Sanskrit as Sahadevi, the whole plant is traditionally used in Ayurvedic and folk preparations for general wellness.
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