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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|Fever}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Stomach spasms}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Kukuraadra|ml=Banga-chappaBangachappa, Sombong|sa=Kukkura-druKukkuradru, Kukundara, Tamracuda|ta=Cuvarru mullanki, Kattu mullani, Narak-karantai|te=|hi=Kakoranda, Kukronda|en=Ngai camphor}}
==Properties==
==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==
==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 "pdf Chemical Constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=200023545 "plant Plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Blumea+balsamifera "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
