| PlantID | 0133 |
| Botanical Name | Vernonia anthelmintica |
| Common Name | Kalijiri, Somraj |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Vernonia | | Species: | anthelmintica |
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| Part used | Fruits, seeds. |
| Medicinal Properties | Seeds: astringent, anthelmintic and purgative. |
| Medicinal Use | Roundworm and threadworm infestation, cough, urinary retention, inflammation, pruritus, abdominal colic, fever and leucoderma. Seeds: medicine for white leprosy (leuco-derma), and other skin diseases. The seeds are hot and have sharp taste.
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| Chemistry | Amino acids, linoleic myristic, oleic, palmitic, stearic and vernoleic acids, brassicasterol, stigmasterol, elemanolide lactone, vernodalol. |
| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Frequently occurs in sandy soils and wet-places. Also found in outskirts of forest areas. Distribution: Jodhpur, Bhilwara, Jaipur and Jhalawar districts of Rajasthan. |
| Description | An annual herb grows up to 70 cm in height. Leaves: ovoid or lanceolate, acute, serrate, pubescent on both sides. Stem: robust, erect, leafy with velvety branches. leaves: alternate, 5-8 cm long, obovate, with base narrowing into the stalk. Flowers: tubular, 5-lobed, purplish in corymbose head, flower-heads are borne at the end of branches in 10-20 cm clusters. Fruits: achenes, oblong, and cylindric. Seed: pods are 4-6 cm long, 10 ribbed, oblong. Flower appears during October-January.
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