Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Scientific Name and Description
Alternanthera philoxeroides (MAR.) GRISEB.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Alternanthera philoxeroides Griseb.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | Alligator weed |
| Kannada | dodda honagone, mosale honagone, ಕಾಡು ಚಾಮರಂತ Kaadu Chaamaramtha |
| Hindi | गंदरी ,Gandari |
| Tamil | கன்மணி,Kanmani |
| Telugu | పిల్లల పుల్లలు ,Pillala Pullalu |
| Malayalam | കൂട്ടമ്പരമ്പ് ,Koottamparumpu |
| Bengali | শেফালিকা,Shefalika |
| Gujarati | કોવાળિયો,Kovaliy |
| Marathi | खरताड ,Kharatad |
| Punjabi | ਗੰਦਾ ,Ganda |
| common name | alligator weed |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Leaves
Application - Hair tonic; fever
Treatment - General
References - Prasad et al. 2008
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Citations
Herb citations
Alternanthera philoxeroides. (2024, June 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternanthera_philoxeroides