Elephantopus mollis Kunth |
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Botanical Name |
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Elephantopus mollis Kunth |
English
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Soft elephant's foot, False tobacco, Tobacco weed |
Synonym(s) |
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Elephantopus tomentosus auct. non L. |
Family |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A herb up to 100 cm tall, stems whitish pilose. Leaves basal and cauline, elliptical-ovate or elliptical-obovate to elliptical-lanceolate, 8-22 cm x 3-7 cm. Glomerules terminal, generally long-peduncled, glomerule bracts generally shorter than the involucral bracts. Flowers with corolla about 5 mm long, whitish or sometimes pinkish or purplish. Fruit 2.5-3 mm long with pappus bristles equal and 3.5-4 mm long. |
| Herb Effects |
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Diuretic, febrifuge and emetic (decoction of plant); diuretic and antihepatic (entire plant); as vulnerary (leaves); tonic and depurative (aerial parts). |
Pharmacology
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The leaves (fresh and crushed or dried and powdered) are applied to wounds. The aerial parts are indicated in fever, jaundice, gallstone, diarrhea, herpes, syphilis, colds, flu, rheumatism and pruritus. |
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