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Aster thomsonii C.B.Clarke.
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- Synonym:
- Plant Family:
- Asteraceae.
- Habit & Habitat:
- An annual herb up to 60-90cm tall,found in temperate and sub-alpine zones.
- Plant Description:
- Leaves simple, ovate-elliptic coarsely tooth. Inflorescence a capitulum. Capitula terminal, solitary, 3-5 cm in diameter. Ray-floret linear-lanceolate, purple. Fruit an achene, hairy.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- July-September.
- Harvesting Time:
- August-November.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally paste of leaves and flowers heals inflammation of joints, also useful in asthma and ulcer. Review of literature reveals that it has antitumor activities.
- Part Used:
- Flower, Leaf, Root.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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