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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

Wounds, fevers, rheumatism, headache, colds, Blotches, coughs, Diarrhea, stomach spasms

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

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

Evergreen Shrub

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

Seeds, 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[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry fields, grasslands, mountain slopes, thickets, Roadsides.

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