श्रावणी
श्रीखण्डं
श्रीपर्णी
श्रीप्रसूनकम्
श्रीफल
श्रीफलं
श्रीफलः
श्रीफली
श्रीसंज्ञं
श्लक्ष्णकः
शल्यकः
शल्लकी
शैलूषः
शैलूषौ
शलाटु
| Name -
मुण्डी
Botanical name -
Sphaeranthus indicus
Description -
Aromatic prostrate or ascending herbs; stem winged. Leaves ovate to obovate, serrate dentate. Heads compound with winged peduncle; florets purple.
Chemical Constituents-
Herb contains sterol glycoside, yields an essential oil, alkaloid sphaeranthine. Capitula contain eudesmanolides, yields fatty oil, tannins, and volatile oil. Essential oil major constituents are methyl chavicol, alpha-ionone, d-cadiene, pmethoxycinnamaldehyde; minor constituents are alpha-terpinone, citral, geraniol, geranyl acetate, Beta-ionone, sphaerene, indicusene and sphaeranthol; also beta-sitosterol, n-triacontanol, phenylurethan, n-pentacosane
Use -
Juice styptic, also used in hepatic and gastric disorders. Pulverized seeds and roots used in cough and other chest troubles; credited with antitubercular activities. Flowers tonic and depurative
|
