Ageratum conyzoides Medicinal Uses (Family: Asteraceae)

Tropical whiteweed, Visadodi,Khongjai napi,Ghanera osaadi,Oorala gida,Pumppillu


Binomial Name  
Ageratum conyzoides (L.) L.
Family  
Asteraceae
Common Name
billygoat-weed, whiteweed
Tamil Name
அப்பக்கொடி (Appakkoti)
Hindi Name
Jangli pudina,Gha buti
Malayalam
Kattappa

Medicinal Value of Ageratum conyzoides

  • Used for the cure from skin diseas such as itching, redness. 
  • Raw leaves are crushed and applied on the boils for cure.  
  • Leaves are used in open cuts and wound healing, 
  • Leaf juice is dropped on the thorn pierced part to get rid of thorn. 
  • Leaf's powdered and applied on the wounds caused due to leprosy, though it won't completely cure leprosy but helps in curing wounds.   
  • Flower heads are made into juice and applied externally for scabies.
  • Ocimum tenuiflorum leaves are mixed with few flowers of ageratum conyzoides and they are boiled well and the decoction is taken orally for cold and cough.

Ageratum conyzoides field video


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