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[[File:Cyanthillium cinereum - flower.JPG|thumb|right|''Sahadevi'', ''Cyanthillium cinereum'']]
'''Sahadevi''' is an erect, branching, annual plant growing . It grows upto 15 - 80cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.==Uses=={{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Renal calculi}}, {{Uses|Burning micturition}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Uses=Food==={{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Renal calculi}}, {{Uses|Burning micturition}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}Cyanthillium cinereum can be used in Food. Tender leaves are cooked as vegetable.<ref name="UsesForest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains Caryophyllene oxide (16.7 %) was the major compound followed by n-hexadecanoic acid (8.9 %) and phytol etc.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=dandothpalaDandothpala, gaaya Gaaya doppalu, gaayathoppaluGaayathoppalu, kaadu Kaadu hoge soppu, sahadeviSahadevi|ml=puvamkuruntalPuvamkuruntal|sa=sahadeviSahadevi, ardhaprasadanaArdhaprasadana, dandotpalaDandotpala, vishvadevaVishvadeva|ta=cakateviCakatevi, cirilaiCirilai, citeviCitevi, cenkalunirCenkalunir, puvamkuruntalPuvamkuruntal|te=garita Garita kammi, garitikammaGaritikamma, gharitikaminiGharitikamini|hi=daudotpalaDaudotpala, kalgiraKalgira, kaljiriKaljiri, sadodiSadodi, sadoriSadori, sahadeviSahadevi|en=ashAsh-colour fleabane, purple Purple fleabane}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Cyanthillium cinereum Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, B and C; Tannins; Flavonoides; Saponins; Glycosides; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Sulphur Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Leaves variable, 2-8 x 1-3 cm, ovate, acute at both ends, thinly hairy below; petiole 1-2 cm long, slender.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|terminal Terminal corymbose heads|Pink||peduncledPeduncled; outer bracts minute, inner oblong, acute, cuspidate, hairy. Flowers 5-10, similar; corolla 3 mm long, glabrous, bluish-purple.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Achene|1.5 mm long|||hairy; Hairy, outer pappus 1 mm long, setaceous, inner 3 mm long.}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Cyanthillium cinereum is available through July to February<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
===Season to grow===
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/10/13/vernonia-cinerea-sahadevi-purple-fleabane/ "Uses"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, by N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names]</ref><ref name="Chemical Composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328234106_Chemical_composition_of_Cyanthillium_cinereum_L_H_Rob_essential_oil_and_its_molecular_docking_study_against_bacterial_proteins Chemical constituents]</ref> <ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.149, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cyanthillium+cinereumCyanthillium cinereum on theferns.info]* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3137564/Cyanthillium cinereum on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Asteraceae]]
