Nilgiri Wormwood is an aromatic shrub, 1-2 m high, yellow or dark red small
flowers, grows throughout India in hills up to 2400 m elevation. This
medicinal herb is erect, hairy, often half-woody. The stems are leafy and
branched. The leaves are pinnately lobed, 5-14 cm long, gray beneath. Mugwort
blossoms with reddish brown or yellow flowers. The flowers are freely small
and stand in long narrow clusters at the top of the stem. The fruit (achene)
is minute. It is believed that Nilgiri Wormwood drives away insects. So the
leaves and flowers are put in boxes and cupboards.
Medicinal uses: In Manipur, leaves are used to prepare a local
hair-care lotion Chinghi.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
Photographed at Nimgiri, Maharashtra.
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