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Specimen profile
Little Ironweed
Vernonia cinerea · Asteraceae
Skt · Sahadevi — “Accompanied by the Goddess”Hindi · SahadeviMal · PoovamkurunnilaTam · Puwamkurundal
A small herb used for treating intermittent fevers and sleep disorders.
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A common slender weed with purple flower heads, appearing after rains. In folk medicine, it is often tied to the body as a protective amulet or consumed for its cooling properties.
Identification markers
Erect herb with hairy stems, alternate variable leaves, and small terminal clusters of pinkish-purple discoid flower heads.
Rasa
Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Nidra-janana
Dosha effect
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