Youngia japonica Nepali-Chaulaane/Dudhe, Popular-Oriental false hawksbeard/Asiatic hawksbeard/Oriental hawkweed Asteraceae. Syn-Lactuca japonica, Chondrilla japonica, Prenanthes japonica. It is a slender annual herb with basal leaves in a rosette
Youngia japonica (Nepali-Chaulaane/Dudhe, Popular-Oriental false hawksbeard/Asiatic hawksbeard/Oriental hawkweed)Asteraceae. Syn-Lactuca japonica, Chondrilla japonica, Prenanthes japonica. It is a slender annual herb with basal leaves in a rosette. Leaves are lance shaped, deeply toothed. The plant develops one hollow stem upto about 0.7 m with multiple tiny denolelion type flowers. It has multiple yellow flowers on a single stem. It is native to SE Asia. It is found in the Himalayas from Kumaun to Bhutan, India, Ceylon, China, Japan, Indochina, Philippines, Malaysia, Hawaii at altitudes of 230-2900 m. It is considered as invasive species in India. It grows all year round as a weed. It has antioxidant, antibacterial, anti inflammatory, antiviral, anticancer, febrifuge, antiallergic, diuretic, antitumor, antidotal, analgesic and CNS depressant activities. The main phytoconstituents are flavonoids, quinic acid derivatives, sesquiterpenoids, phenylpropanoid derivatives, benzyl...
