East-Indian Globe Thistle
Sphaeranthus indicus
Also known as Indian globe flower
About East-Indian Globe Thistle
Sphaeranthus indicus, the East Indian globe thistle, is a flowering plant of the genus Sphaeranthus. It is distributed from Northern Australia throughout Indomalaya. The plant has been studied for its potential health-promoting properties, primarily as an anti-inflammatory. Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. (Asteraceae) is widely used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine in various conditions like epilepsy, mental illness, hemicrania, jaundice, hepatopathy, diabetes, leprosy, fever, pectoralgia, cough, gastropathy, hernia, hemorrhoids, helminthiasis, dyspepsia and skin diseases. In different parts of its range Sphaeranthus indicus is known by different common names.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sphaeranthus indicus
- Genus
- Sphaeranthus
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet places
- Native to
- Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Australia, Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chhagul-nudi, गोरखमुंडी Gorakhmundi
- Nepali
- गोरख मुण्डि Gorakh Mundi, सुपारे झार Supaare Jhaar
- Bengali
- মুরমুরিযা Murmuriya
- Tamil
- சிவகரந்தை Sivakarantai, கொட்டை கரந்தை Kottai Karantai, Visnukkarantai
- Telugu
- Boddatarapu, Boddatarupa
- Kannada
- ಬೋೞತಱ, ಬೋೞತರ Bozhatara, ಬೋಳತರ Bolatara
- Malayalam
- മിരംഗനീ Mirangani, Adakkamanian
- Marathi
- गोरखमुंडी Gorakhmundi
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
East-Indian Globe Thistle belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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