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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.
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[hide]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.
