Kaasarikai PRODUCT NAME
Sigesbeckia orientalis Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kaasarikai |
| Local Name: | Kaasarikai (kurumba); Tamil-Ottadai, Vellkarachedi |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
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| Product Description: | A viscid pubescent herb Flower: In terminal and axillary cymes, yellow. Fruit: Achenes, angled, curved Fruit size of pea, sticking to skin and cloth |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills above 900m in wastelands and road sides. Tropics |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | other |
| Uses: | Whole plant crushed and applied to cure eczema |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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