Emilia sonchifolia - Sasasruti

Sasaruti, Emilia sonchifolia

Sasaruti is a small herb in the aster family. Tiny pink flowers are borne on long stems. A common weed in the tropics, where it has traditional medicinal uses and also provides an edible leaf.

Uses

Conjunctivitis, Worm infestations , Tonsilitis, Bleeding piles, Hemorrhoids, Ulcers

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stems, Root

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	elikivi gida, elikivisoppu, ili kivi gida, jumki hoo
Hindi	hirankuri, kirankuri
Malayalam	muel-schevi, mulshevi, muyalccevi
Tamil	muel-schevy, mayarcevi, muyalccevi
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	udiram-panum, sasasruti, sasasrutih
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Pinnatifid	alternate	Leaves radical and cauline; radical leaves 4-10 x 1-3 cm, lyrate-pinnatifid with large terminal lobes, semi-orbicular; cauline leaves small, obovate to spathulate. Heads homogamous, not rayed, 1-3 on long slender peduncles. Involucral bracts cylindric, uniseriate, 6-8 mm long, oblong-lanceolate.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	corymbose heads	Pink	10	3-3.5 mm long, wider to the mouth, lobes 5. Stamens 5; anthers 1-1.5 mm long. Ovary c. 1.5 mm long; style-arms acute.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Achene	1-2 mm		5-ribbed, hispid; pappus white silky, 5-6 mm long.		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

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External Links

• Emilia sonchifolia on the ferns.info
• Emilia sonchifolia on herbpathy.com