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Botanical name: Gynura cusimbua Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Gynura angulosa, Cacalia cusimbua
Synonyms: Gynura angulosa, Cacalia cusimbua
Hill Gynura is a tall succulent herb, growing to 1-2 m tall. Angular stems
are 1 cm thick, branched at the top. Alternately arranged leaves are 10-20
cm long. Upper leaves are stalkless, oblong and toothed. Lower leaves are
bigger and lance-like. Numerous orange to orange-yellow flower-heads occur
in corymbs,
carried on slender stalks. There are a few bracts below the
flower-heads. Flower-heads are 1.5-2 cm across. This herb is commonly found in
roadsides, fields and grassy slopes in the Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to
NE India and SW China, at altitudes of 1200-2400 m.
Flowering: All year.
Medicinal uses:
The juice of stem and leaves are applied to
fresh wounds for stopping bleeding and fast healing in traditional
medicines. The leaf paste is also applied to forehead to relive headache
and used as sedative drug by the local people.
Medicinal uses:
The juice of stem and leaves are applied to
fresh wounds for stopping bleeding and fast healing in traditional
medicines. The leaf paste is also applied to forehead to relive headache
and used as sedative drug by the local people.| Identification credit: Tabish, Ashutosh Sharma | Photographed at Purandhar Fort, Pune & Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh. |
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