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Blumea balsamifera - Kukundara

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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

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Flavonoids, dimethylether, trihydroxy, dimethoxyflavonone[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple oblong 15-18 × 3.5-5 cm, abaxially densely silky-lanate, adaxially rugose and pilose with blunt multicellular hairs

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5 veins 10-12 pairs. Capitula 6-7 mm, in spreading pyramidal panicles, pedunculate

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong 4-6 mm clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown Central florets yellow many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the tropics and subtropics, it can be found at elevations from sea level to 2,200 metres[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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