Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Centratherum punctatum, commonly called Brazilian bachelor’s button, or Lark Daisy is a tender herbaceous perennial from the family Asteraceae, that typically grows up to 12-18” tall.  It is a spreading ground cover ornamental, highlighted by blooms of fluffy, button-shaped, lavender-blue flowers.  Stems are clad with simple, coarsely-toothed, oval to elliptic, olive green leaves (each to 2-3” long) with depressed veins. Centratherum punctatum leaf extract has been found to have antimicrobial, antioxidant and antiproliferative properties. It is traditionally used as a curative against diverse disorders like inflammation, tumor, depression, and hypertension.  Source: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=367729&isprofile=0%3E https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26984043/#:~:text=Centratherum%20punctatum%20Cass.%2C%20a%20herb,tumor%2C...