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 ^[1]

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stems, Root

Chemical Composition

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

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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), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

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.

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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}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

An easily grown plant, succeeding in most well-drained soils in a sunny position. Plants flower better when growing on nutritionally poor soils, producing much lusher growth on rich soils. ^[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

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References

↑ "Uses"
↑ "Vernacular names"
↑ "Botanic description"
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External Links

[Uses-1] "Uses"

[Common_names-2] "Vernacular names"

[Leaf-3] "Botanic description"

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