Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. |
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Botanical Name |
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Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. |
English
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Purple velvet plant, Purple passion vine |
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Gynura sarmentosa DC., Gynura angulosa F.-Vill., Gynura affinis Turez., Gynura scabra, Cacalia procumbens Lour. Turez., Cacalia sarmentosa Blume, Cacalia sarracenica Blanco, Senecio cacaliaster Blanco, Senecio mindorensis Elm. |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
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A smooth twining vine. Leaves are stalked (or the uppermost ones stalkless), ovate-elliptic or lanceolate, 3.5 to 8 centimeters long, and 0.8 to 3.5 centimeters wide, with somewhat entire or toothed margins. The lowering heads are panicled, narrow, yellow, and 1 to 1.5 centimeters long. The involucral-bracts are smooth and up to 6 millimeters long. Achenes are very small and smooth, with very close and slender ribs. |
Pharmacology
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The plant is used for kidney troubles. A decoction of plant is used for treating dysentery. |
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