Parthenium hysterophorus L. Family - Asteraceae. Common name - Carrot grass. Commonly found in banks of water course, on roadsides, waste areas.
Parthenium hysterophorus L. Family - Asteraceae. Common name - Carrot grass. Commonly found in banks of water course, on roadsides, waste areas. Medicinal uses - Treatment inflammation, eczema, skin rashes, rheumatic pain, remedy for female ailments. Folk remedy against skin diseases, ulcerated sores, facial neuralgia, fever & anemia. Effect against dengue parasite. Emmenagogue ( Menstrual stimulator in females). Anticancer activity. Treat fever, diarrhea, urinary infections, dysentery, malaria. Sugimani Marndi Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India www.aprf.co.in