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Blumea balsamifera - Kukundara

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[[File:Blumea balsamifera Blanco2.403-cropped.jpg|thumb|right|''Kukundara'', ''Blumea balsamifera'']]
 
'''Kukundara''' is a flowering plant belonging to the Blumea genus, Asteraceae family. Kukundara is also known as Blumea balsamifera, sambong, kakoranda, bhamaruda, etc.
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|feversFever}}, {{Uses|rheumatismRheumatism}}, {{Uses|headacheHeadache}}, {{Uses|coldsCold}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|coughsCough}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|stomach Stomach spasms}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried FolaigeLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herbFlowers}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Flavonoids, dimethylether, trihydroxy, dimethoxyflavononeNgai Camphor oil consists almost entirely of l-borneol. It is redistilled to obtain the refined camphor for use in medicine. The dried leaves contain sesquiterpene lactones. <ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Kukuraadra|ml=Bangachappa, Sombong|sa=Kukkuradru, Kukundara, Tamracuda|ta=Cuvarru mullanki, Kattu mullani|te=|hi=Kakoranda, Kukronda|en=AgrimonyNgai camphor}} ==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), Ruksha (Dry)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Shrubshrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|oblongOblong|15-18 × 3.5-5 cm, abaxially densely silky-lanate, adaxially rugose and pilose with blunt multicellular hairs}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5|veins Veins 10-12 pairs. Capitula 6-7 mm, in spreading pyramidal panicles, pedunculate}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblongOblong|4-6 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|Central florets yellow|manyMany}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the tropics and subtropics, it can be found at elevations from sea level to 2,200 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
==Season to grow==
<ref name="Season to grow"/>
 
==Required Ecosystem/Climate==
<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate"/>
 
==Kind of soil needed==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Dry fields}}, {{Commonly seen|grasslandsGrasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|mountain Mountain slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|thicketsThickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:OdermennigAo men zhi wu zhi (2006.12) (19561235570).jpg|Whole herbFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02Blumea balsamifera (2).jpgJPG|FlowerImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNTBlumea balsamifera (3).BOTJPG|LeavesBlumea balsamifera Blanco2.2004403-cropped.0jpg|Drawing of Blumea balsamifera Sambong (Blumea balsamifera) leaf.jpg|Leaves
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://wwwgbpihedenvis.globinmednic.comin/indexPDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79078:blumea-balsamifera-linn-dc&catid=704:b "globe in med"pdf Chemical Constituents]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[ "wayback machine"http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=200023545 Plant description]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Blumea+balsamifera "palnts for future"Cultivation Details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.medicalhealthguide.com/articles/sambong.htmBlumea balsamifera on Herbal Medicine]* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blumea_balsamifera#cite_note-manila-2Blumea balsamifera on wikipedea]* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Blumea-Balsamifera-Cid5169uses, side effects, cures and benefits of Blumea balsamifera]* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159930/Phytochemical compositions of volatile oil from Blumea balsamifera]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Asteraceae]]

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