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Blumea balsamifera - Kukundara
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Kukundara is a flowering plant belonging to the Blumea genus, Asteraceae family. Kukundara is also known as Blumea balsamifera, sambong, kakoranda, bhamaruda, etc.
Description
The genus Blumea is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Kukundara is one of its species that is used in Southeast Asia.Loose yellow flower head scattered along much-branched leafy panicles. Two types of discoid flowers: peripheral ones tiny, more numerous, with tubular corolla; central flowers few, large with campanulate corolla.
Uses
- Kukundara is used in traditional herbal medicine for the common cold and as a diuretic.
- It is also used for infected wounds, respiratory infections, and stomach pains in Thai and Chinese folk medicine.
- As a diuretic, sambong is an herb used to treat urolithiasis (urinary tract or kidney stones) and urinary tract infections, and thus reduces high blood pressure.
- It is also used in the treatment of infection.[1]
- It is a vermifuge and used to expel worms from the intenstine.
- It has been used to treat kidney stones and cystitis.
