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Tussilago farfara L.
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- Synonym:
- Plant Family:
- Asteraceae.
- Habit & Habitat:
- A perennial herb commonly found at damp places and moist banks in temperate zone.
- Plant Description:
- Leaves simple, heart-shaped, whitish and hairy below, margin toothed. Inflorescence a capitulum. Flowers appear before leaves. Flower heads 2-3cm broad. Involucral bracts purplish. Ray floret yellow. Disc floret tubular. Fruit a cypsela, pappus white with long and soft hairs.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- March-April.
- Harvesting Time:
- April-August.
- Medicinal Value:
- Leaves are rich in vitamin C and zinc, its powder is used as herbal tobacco to treat cough, skin ulcers and sores.[5]
- Part Used:
- Whole plant.
- Occurrence:
- Common
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Formulation, Herbal Pharmacy.
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