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Felicia amelloides - Kasni

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[[File:Wegwarte Cichorium intybusBotanischer Garten Funchal - Felicia amelloides IMG 1767.jpgJPG|thumb|right|]]''Chicory'Felicia daisy', ''Kasni'']]is a bushy, South African native valued for its bright masses of miniature blooms. Felicia daisy flowers consist of showy, sky blue petals and bright yellow centers. Butterflies are attracted to the vivid blue blooms.==Uses=={{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Worm burdens}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Bowel function}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}.
'''Kasni''' is a somewhat woody==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried folaige}}, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink{{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. It is also grown as a forage crop for livestock.<ref name="livestock"/> Kasni is is also known as '''Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, succory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors etc<ref name="common names"/>
== Description Chemical Composition== When floweringCoumarins, Cardiac Glycosides, chicory has a toughEssential oils, groovedFlavonoids, and more or less hairy stemPhenolics, from 30 to 100 cm (10 to 40 in) tall. The leaves are stalkedSaponins, lanceolate and unlobedSteroids. The flower heads are 2 to 4 cm (0.79 to 1.6 in) wideHowever, and usually bright blueAlkaloids, rarely white or pink. Of the two rows of involucral bractsAnthraquinones, the inner is longer and erect, the outer is shorter and spreading. It flowers from July until October.terennins were not detected<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=Chikory|ml=Chikkari|sa=Kasni|ta=|te=Kasini, Kasini vittulu|hi=Kasni, Hinduba|en=Kasni}}
*Chicory is well known for its toxicity to internal parasites. Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in reduction of worm burdens.==Properties==*Chicory (especially the flower)Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, used as a folk medicine in GermanyGuna - Qualities, is recorded in many books as an ancient German treatment for everyday ailments.*Chicory contains inulinVeerya - Potency, which may help humans with weight lossVipaka - Post-digesion effect, constipationKarma - Pharmacological activity, improving bowel function and general healthPrabhava - Therepeutics.*Chicory has been listed as one of the 38 plants that are used to prepare Bach flower remedies,<ref name="uses"/> a kind of alternative medicine.==Dravya===
==Common name=Rasa===Tikta (Bitter)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Pitta===Prabhava===
* '''English''' - blue daisy==Habit==* '''Kannada''' - ಚಿಕೊರಿ* '''Hindi''' - कासनी{{Habit|Succulent}}
== References Identification== <references>===Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are dark green above and light green below}}<ref name="livestockLeaf"/>[https://books ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|3 cm|Bright yellow|5-20|Unlike many other members of the daisy family, the flowerheads of F.googleamelloides do not close at night}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.co28–0.4 in/books?id.) long pome|Each fruit is shed with its pappus which, acting like a tiny parachute, helps to disperse them|The cypselas (fruits) are dark brown with tiny hairs|}} ===Other features=B0bXX_grAwYC&pg=PA68&redir_esc=y#v =onepage&q&f=false "Nutrition and Feeding List of Organic Cattle"Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]]as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Drought-resistant and wind-resistant this plant thrives in a poor, well-drained soil so long as there is full sun and no damp<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/ref> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<ref namegallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="common names140px">[http://wwwBotanischer Garten Funchal - Felicia amelloides IMG 1767.JPG|FlowersBotanischer Garten Funchal - Felicia amelloides IMG 1788.JPG|FlowerFelicia amelloides - Jardin des Plantes de Paris.flowersofindiaJPG|At fieldFelicia amelloides - San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden - DSC05904.net/catalog/slides/ChicoryJPG|FieldFelicia amelloides 04.html JPG|Flowers of India]Felicia amelloides 2 RBGK.JPG|Flower</refgallery> ==References== <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[https://bookswww.googlencbi.conlm.innih.gov/pubmed/books?id=icG8onA0ys8C&pg=PR3&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false " Bach Flower Remedies: A Comprehensive Study"22536286 Chemistry]</ref></references>
<ref name== External Links =="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:207656-1 General description]</ref>
*<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://enwww.wikipediarhs.org.uk/Plants/wiki94694/Chicory ChicoryFelicia-amelloides-Santa-WikipediaAnita/Details How to grow]</ref></references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b724 Felicia amelloides on missouribotanicalgarden]
* [https://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/felicia-amelloides-blue-marguerite/ Felicia amelloides on backyard gardener]
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chicory.html Felicia amelloides-flowers of india]
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[[Category:Asteraceae]]
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