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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.
== Description Uses== {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|fevers}}, {{Uses|rheumatism}}, {{Uses|headache}}, {{Uses|colds}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|stomach spasms}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. ==Chemical Composition==Flavonoids, dimethylether, trihydroxy, dimethoxyflavonone<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen Shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The genus Blumea leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is found June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the tropical and sub-tropical zones saplings====Mode of AsiaPropagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, especially {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant of the Indian Subcontinent tropics and Southeast Asiasubtropics, it can be found at elevations from sea level to 2,200 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Dry fields}}, {{Commonly seen|grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|mountain slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}. Kukundara is one of its species that is used in Southeast Asia ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.Loose yellow flower head scattered along much-branched leafy paniclesjpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02. Two types of discoid flowersjpgImage: peripheral ones tiny, more numerous, with tubular corolla; central flowers few, large with campanulate corollaAgrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0. jpg</gallery> ==References==
<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.globinmed.com/index.php?option= Uses com_content&view=article&id=79078:blumea-balsamifera-linn-dc&catid=704:b "globe in med"]</ref>
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== External Links == *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blumea_balsamifera#cite_note-manila-2 Blumea balsamifera]
* [http://www.medicalhealthguide.com/articles/sambong.htm]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blumea_balsamifera#cite_note-manila-2]
* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Blumea-Balsamifera-Cid5169]
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159930/]
[[Category:Herbs]]
