Plant Synonyms
Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.
Blumea chinensis DC.
Blumea esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot
Cacalia cinerea Kuntze
Cacalia erigerodes Kuntze
Cacalia linifolia B.Heyne ex DC.
Cacalia rotundifolia Willd.
Calea cordata Lour.
Cassinia laevis Endl. ex DC.
Cassinia longifolia R.Br.
Cassinia longifolia var. longifolia
Cassinia longifolia var. straminea Benth.
Centratherum chinense Less.
Chrysocoma violacea Schumach. & Thonn.
Cineraria glaberrima Spreng. ex DC.
Conyza cinerea L.
Conyza heterophylla Lam.
Conyza incana B.Heyne ex DC.
Conyza ivifolia Burm.f.
Conyza mollis Willd.
Conyza prolifera Lam.
Crassocephalum flatmense Hochst. & Steud. ex DC.
Cyanopis decurrens Zoll. & Mor.
Cyanopis erigeroides DC.
Cyanopis erigeroides var. erigeroides
Cyanopsis decurrens Zoll. & Moritzi
Cyanthillium chinense Gleason
Eupatorium arboreum Reinw. ex Vriese
Eupatorium arboreum Reinw. ex de Vriese
Eupatorium myosotifolium Jacq.
Eupatorium sinuatum Lour.
Leveillea chinensis Vaniot
Pteronia tomentosa Lour.
Seneciodes cinereum (L.) Kuntze
Serratula cinerea Roxb.
Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.
Vernonia cinerea subsp. vialis (DC.) Humbert
Vernonia cinerea var. antoniensis (L.) Bolle
Vernonia cinerea var. lentii (O.Hoffm.) C.Jeffrey
Vernonia cinerea var. ludens C.B.Clarke
Vernonia cinerea var. montana C.B.Clarke
Vernonia cinerea var. parviflora (Reinw. ex Blume) DC.
Vernonia dendigulensis DC.
Vernonia diffusa Decne.
Vernonia erigeroides DC.
Vernonia fasciculata Blume
Vernonia lentii Volkens & O.Hoffm.
Vernonia leptophylla DC.
Vernonia montana Hook.f.
Vernonia parviflora Reinw.
Vernonia parviflora Reinw. ex Blume
Vernonia physalifolia DC.
Vernonia rhomboidea Edgew.
Vernonia villosa W.F.Wright
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Sanskrit | Sahadevi |
| English | Little ironweed, Purple fleabane |
| Rajasthan Region | Sandari |
| Malayalam | poovamkurunnal or poovamkurunnila |
| Sinhalese | monara kudumbiya |
| Common Names | little ironweed, poovamkurunnal, poovamkurunnila, Malayalam, monara kudumbiya |
- It is one of the ten herb that make 'Dasapuspa' an Ayurveda drug.
- Decoction of plant is used to promote perspiration in fevers.
- Infusion of herb with quinine used against malaria.
- Whole plant is used in the treatment of leucorrhoea, skin diseases, thirst, vomiting and cough.
- Plant juice is given in incontinence of urination and to relieve piles.
- Leaf juice is used for amoebiosis and poultice of leaves in eczema and ringworms.
- Roots used as an anthelmintic, in fever, boils, eye diseases and as a sedative.
- Juice of roots effective in cough and colic and decoction is given in diarrhoea and stomachache.
- Flowers used in fever, rheumatism and conjunctivitis.
- Seed powder is effective in the treatment of round worm, thread worm, leucodenna and psoriasis.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H. Rob.
Habit-Herb
Parts used -Whole plant
Application -Rheumatism; malaria; intestinal worms; jaundice; abortion; anti-inflammatory; antidiabetic; anticancer; antiviral; antimicrobial; fever; cold; sore throat; headache; eczema; bleeding; swelling; dysentery; dyspepsia; tranquilliser; leucoderma; skin diseases; breast tumor; diarrhoea; gastrointestinal disorders; cough; antibacterial
Treatment -General
References -Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005,
Iwalewa et al. 2003, Rao et al.
2006, Valsaraj et al. 1997
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medical Indications
Literature
Citations
Cyanthillium cinereum. (2023, November 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanthillium_cinereum
WFO (2024): Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000051035. Accessed on: 10 Jun 2024