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'''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==
{{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}, {{Uses|Worm infestations }}, {{Uses|Tonsilitis}}, {{Uses|Bleeding piles}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Flower===
{{Flower|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===
{{Fruit|Achene|1-2 mm||5-ribbed, hispid; pappus white silky, 5-6 mm long.|Fruiting: Agust to December}}
===Other features===
File:Emilia sonchifolia Blanco2.282-cropped.jpg
File:Emilia sonchifolia (Sadamandi) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0421.jpg
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[http://dhaarrii.blogspot.com/2009/09/emilia-sonchifolia.html Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ Botanic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Emilia+sonchifolia Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
