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'''Sasaruti''' is a small herb in the aster family. Tiny pink flowers are borne on long stems. A common weed in the tropics, where it has traditional medicinal uses and also provides an edible leaf.  

{{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}, {{Uses|Worm infestations }}, {{Uses|Tonsilitis}}, {{Uses|Bleeding piles}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{<ref name="Parts Used|Stems}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}"/>

{{Common names|kn=elikivi Elikivi gida, elikivisoppuElikivisoppu, ili Ili kivi gida, jumki Jumki hoo|ml=muelMuel-schevi, mulsheviMulshevi, muyalcceviMuyalccevi|sa=udiramUdiram-panum, sasasrutiSasasruti, sasasrutihSasasrutih|ta=muelMuel-schevy, mayarceviMayarcevi, muyalcceviMuyalccevi|te=|hi=hirankuriHirankuri, kirankuriKirankuri|en=Purple Sow Thistle, Red tassel-flower}}<ref name="Common names"/>

{{Leaf|Pinnatifid|alternateAlternate|Leaves radical and cauline; radical leaves 4-10 x 1-3 cm, lyrate-pinnatifid with large terminal lobes, semi-orbicular; cauline leaves small, obovate to spathulate. Heads homogamous, not rayed, 1-3 on long slender peduncles. Involucral bracts cylindric, uniseriate, 6-8 mm long, oblong-lanceolate.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Bisexual|corymbose Corymbose heads|Pink|10|3-3.5 mm long, wider to the mouth, lobes 5. Stamens 5; anthers 1-1.5 mm long. Ovary c. 1.5 mm long; style-arms acute. }}

{{Fruit|Achene|1-2 mm||5-ribbed, hispid; pappus white silky, 5-6 mm long.|Fruiting: Agust to December}}

An easily grown plant, succeeding in most well-drained soils in a sunny position. Plants flower better when growing on nutritionally poor soils, producing much lusher growth on rich soils.<ref name===Season to grow=== ===Soil type===  ===Propagation==="Cultivation details"/>

<ref name="Uses">[http://dhaarrii.blogspot.com/2009/09/emilia-sonchifolia.html "Uses"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VERkeralaplants.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"in/ Botanic description]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names]</ref><ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Emilia+sonchifolia Cultivation details]</ref> <ref name="Parts Used">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.80, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>