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Jacobaea vulgaris - Ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris is a very common wild flower in the family Asteraceae that is native to northern Eurasia, usually in dry, open places, and has also been widely distributed as a weed elsewhere.
Uses
Burns, sores, cancerous ulcers, eye inflammation, ulcerated mouths, ulcerated throats, internal bruises, wounds, dysmenorrhoea
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Pentacosane (15.7%), heptacosane (13.1%) and nonacosane (8.1%) whereas the essential oil from J. maritima subsp. bicolor was characterised by the presence of hexadecanoic acid (14.6%), caryophyllene oxide (9.3%) and hexahydrofarnesylacetone (6.5%)[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Ragwort |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | deeply lobed | The leaves of the basal rosette have petioles, cauline (stem) leaves are sessile and both are deeply lobed and alternate |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 0.8 in. (2 cm) in diameter | Yellow | 5-20 | Flowering occurs in summer to early fall |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple | 7–10 mm | Fruit are small and have a persistent ring of white hairs (pappus) attached | 60,000-70,000 | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Succeeding on all but the poorest soils, this plant is a declared noxious weed in Britain spreading freely by seed[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
- Human Dermatitis After Skin Exposure to Jacobaea vulgaris and Spectrum of Health Hazards Induced by This Plant to Humans and Livestock
- Pyrrolizidine alkaloid variation in shoots and roots of segregating * hybrids Jacobaea vulgaris
- Jacobaea vulgaris on gobotany.newenglandwild.org
- Jacobaea vulgaris on nature gate plants
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Burns
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat sores
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat cancerous ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat eye inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat ulcerated mouths
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat ulcerated throats
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat internal bruises
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat dysmenorrhoea
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Perennial herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Waste ground
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of poorest soils
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