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Specimen profile
Indian Globe Thistle
Sphaeranthus indicus · Asteraceae
Skt · Gorakhmundi — “Blessed by Guru Gorakhnath; bearing globe-shaped flower heads”Hindi · MundiMal · AdakkamanianTam · Kottaikaranthai
An aromatic weed of harvested paddy fields used as a rejuvenating alterative and nervine.
Gorakhmundi is a sticky, spreading annual herb bearing aromatic winged stems and purplish globose flower clusters. Highly revered by the Nath yogis as a Rasayana, it revitalizes the sensory organs and strengthens mental faculties. It possesses remarkable depurative and antipruritic actions on the lymph and cutaneous channels.
Identification markers
Decumbent branched stems with toothed continuous wings, glandular-hairy obovate leaves, and spherical violet flower heads.
Rasa
Tikta, Katu
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Medhya (cognitive booster) and Rasayana
Dosha effect
VK- P+