Ageratum conyzoides - Vishamushti

Vishamushti, Ageratum conyzoides

Vishamushti is a coarse annual plant with an erect stem and a strong, unpleasant smell. It can grow up to about 1 metre tall. A common weed of the tropical zone, it is also sometimes grown as an ornamental plant and is commonly used as a traditional medicine.

Uses

Wound healing, Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Renal calculi, Hemorrhoids

Parts Used

Whole plant

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	helukasa, naayi thulasi, oorala gida
Hindi	bhakumbar, visadodi
Malayalam	appa, kattappa, muriyan, pacca
Tamil	aappakkoti, pumpillu
Telugu	pokabanthi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	visamustih
English	goat weed

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry), Teekshna (Strong)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Karma

Vata, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Opposite	5-7 x 3-5 cm, ovate, apex acute, crenate, base rounded; petiole 1-3 cm long.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	terminal heads	white-blue	5	Heads white, to 7 mm across, in terminal corymbose panicle; bracts 1-3-seriate, 3-4 mm long, elliptic, toothed at apex, 3-ribbed. Flowers all similar, bisexual. Corolla 2.5 mm long, tubular, white, glabrous, 5-lobed at apex. Stamens 5, anthers linear.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Achene	2 mm long		linear, 5-angled, hirsute along the angles; pappus 3-4 mm long, many, setaceous.		{{{6}}}

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

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