Bearded Coneflower
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Scientific name
Strobilanthes barbatus Nees
Common name
Bearded Coneflower
Malayalam name
കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി, കാട്ടുകുറിഞ്ഞി
English Name
Bearded Coneflower
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : On hills above 1000m in shade, especially by stream banks, evergreen and Tropical semi-evergreen forests
- Flower : white, tubular-bell-shaped flowers , clustered in dense spikes , hairless outside, hairy inside.
- Leaves : opposite , unequal pairs ,elliptic-lance shaped, rounded-toothed or wavy at margin, pointed at tip
- Stem : quadrangular , prominent, wing-like projections
Parts used
Leaves , Stem
Uses
Inflammatory disorders, Skin diseases
How to use
- Powder : Leaves and stem is first thoroughly washed and then shade- dried, the dried material is often ground into a fine powder for storage and use.
- Decoctions/Infusions : Boiling leaves or aerial parts in water to create a liquid medicine.
Conservation
Propagation primarily through stem cuttings or, less commonly, by seed
