Sphaeranthus indicus L. Family : Asteraceae Common name - East Indian Globe Thistle, Bhuinkadamba (Odia).
Sphaeranthus indicus L. Family : Asteraceae Common name - East Indian Globe Thistle, Bhuinkadamba (Odia). (Photo credit - Rajkumari Supriya) Medicinal uses - 🌻The whole herb is used in Ayurvedic preparations to treat epilepsy & diarrhoea. 🌻Leaves dried in the shade and powdered are used in doses of 20 grains twice a day in chronic skin diseases as an antisyphilitic (a drug). 🌻Flowers are tonic, cooling, alterative and used in conjunctivitis and give strength to weak eyes. 🌻The external application of a paste of this herb is beneficial in treating edema, arthritis, filariasis, gout and cervical adenopathy. Sugimani Marndi Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha www.aprf.co.in
