| PlantID | 0129 |
| Botanical Name | Tricholepis glaberrima |
| Common Name | Brahmdandi |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Tricholepis | | Species: | glaberrima |
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| Part used | Aerial parts |
| Medicinal Properties | Antioxidant, nervine tonic, aphrodisiac, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic. |
| Medicinal Use | Useful in skin disease, cough urinary troubles.
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| Chemistry | Phytosterols, triterpenes, flavonoids, triterpenoids, saponin glycosides and sterols.
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| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Found at open, moist, waste lands. Distribution: Sirohi (Mt. Abu) district of Rajasthan. |
| Description | Small annual herb, growing up to 50-100 cm in height. Ribbed and angled branches. Leaves: alternate, stalkless, 3-6 cm long, linear-oblong, sharp tipped, spiny toothed. Flower: pink, occur singly on stalks at the end of branches. The bracts on the green portion of the flower-head, are pointed, needle-like, recurved. Flowers appears during November-December.
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