PlantID | 0077 |
Botanical Name | Chrysanthemum indicum |
Common Name | Guldaudi |
Classification | Kingdom: | Plantae | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | Division: | Magnoliophyta | Class: | Spermatopsida | Subclass: | Asteridae | Order: | Asterales | Family: | Asteraceae | Genus: | Chrysanthemum | Species: | indicum |
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Part used | Flowers |
Medicinal Properties | Flower: antibacterial, antihypertensive. |
Medicinal Use | The flowers are used in medication for photopsia, vertigo, fever, headache, xerophthalmia, amblyopia, ophthalmia, hypertension. Also useful in rejuvenating, furunculosis, phelgmon. |
Chemistry | Flower: glycoside, chrysanthemin, on hydrolysis glucose & cyanidin; stachydrine, oil and vitamin A. |
Cultivation | NA |
Regional Habitat | Grown everywhere in Rajasthan. |
Description | Annual and perennial herb, height 20-50 cm. Stems are glabrous. Leaves: alternate, deeply lobed and irregularly toothed. Flowers: yellow. |
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