Ageratum conyzoides L. - tropical whiteweed
MH099 : Ageratum conyzoides L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 238 |
| Synonym | : | Ageratum album Hort.Berol. ex Hornem.;
Ageratum arsenei B.L.Rob.;
Ageratum brachystephanum Regel;
Ageratum ciliare L.;
Ageratum coeruleum Desf.;
Ageratum conyzoides f. album(Willd.) B.L.Rob.;
Ageratum conyzoides f. conyzoides;
Ageratum conyzoides f. obtusifolia(Lam.) Miq.;
Ageratum conyzoides var. hirtum(Lam.) DC.;
Ageratum conyzoides var. inaequipaleaceum Hieron.;
Ageratum conyzoides var. pilosum Blume;
Ageratum cordifolium Roxb.;
Ageratum hirsutum Lam.;
Ageratum hirtum Lam.;
Ageratum humile Larran.;
Ageratum iltisii R.M.King & H.Rob.;
Ageratum latifolium Cav.;
Ageratum latifolium var. galapageium B.L.Rob.;
Ageratum microcarpum (Benth. ex Benth.) Hemsl.;
Ageratum muticum Griseb.;
Ageratum nanum Hort. ex Sch.Bip.;
Ageratum obtusifolium Lam.;
Ageratum odoratum Bailly;
Ageratum suffruticosum Regel;
Alomia microcarpa f. torresii Standl.;
Cacalia mentrasto Vell. Conc.;
Carelia brachystephana (Regel) Kuntze;
Carelia conyzoides (L.) Kuntze;
Carelia mutica (Griseb.) Kuntze;
Coelestina microcarpa Benth. ex Benth.;
Coelestina suffruticosa Sweet;
Eupatorium conyzoides (L.) E. H. Krause;
Eupatorium paleaceum Sessé & Moc.;
Sparganophorus obtusifolius Lag.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Goat weed, Billy goat weed, Tropical whiteweed, Jangli pudina, Visadodi, Semandulu, Gha buti, Bhakumbar, Ghanera osaadi |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Herbs, viscid hairy. Leaves 5-7 x 3-5 cm, ovate, apex acute, crenate, base rounded; petiole 1-3 cm long. Heads white, to 7 mm across, in terminal corymbose panicle; bracts 1-3-seriate, 3-4 mm long, elliptic, toothed at apex, 3-ribbed. Flowers all similar, bisexual; corolla 2.5 mm long, tubular, white, glabrous, 5-lobed at apex; stamens 5, anthers linear. Achenes 2 mm long, linear, 5-angled, hirsute along the angles; pappus 3-4 mm long, many, setaceous. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Most common and abundant especially in watter situations and shade |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | pneumonia, Burns, Fever, Rheumatism, Headache, Colic, Colds, Diarrhea, Rheumatism, Spasms. Whole plant: applied externally in ague. Roots: juice. Leaves: applied to wounds. Anti-cancer (Ogunwande et al., 2010); tumorogenic; |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Beta-pinene; Beta-selinae; Beta-sitosterol; Cadinene; Caryophyllene-oxide; Conyzorigin; 6,7-Dimethoxy-2, 2-methylchromene; 6-demethoxy-ageratochromene; 6-vinyl-demetjoxy-ageratocchromene; Farnesol; Kaempferol; Quercetin-3,7-diglucoside; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (6): Beta-sitosterol; Quercetin; Kaempferol; Caryophyllene; Farnesol; Beta-pinene; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- Ogunwande, I. A., Walker, T. M., Bansal, A., Setzer, W. N., and Essien, E. E. (2010).Essential oil constituents and biological activities of Peristrophe bicalyculata and Borreria verticillata. Nat. Prod. Commun. 5, 1815 to 1828.
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32900 |
| Reference | : | ~ Holaly E. Gbekley, Gnatoulma Katawa, Simplice D. Karou, SKokou Anani, Tchacondo Tchadjobo, Yaovi Ameyapoh, Komlan Batawila, and Jacques Simpore; "Ethnobotanical Study Of Plants Used To Treat Asthma In The Maritime Region In Togo"; Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. (2017); 14(1): 196-212 PMID : 28480398 ~ Santosh Kumar Singh, Jay Ram Patel, Prashant Kumar Dubey and Sonia Thakur; "A review on anti-asthmatic activity of traditional medicinal plants"; IJPSR (2014); 5(10): 4109-4116 PMID : ~ Omolola Temitope Fatokun, Tosin Ejiro Wojuola, Kevwe Benefit Esievo and Oluyemisi Folashade Kunle; "Medicinal plants used in the management of Asthma: A review"; EJPMR (2016); 3(7): 82-92 PMID : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ Nduche, M.U. and Okwulehie, I.C.; "ETHNOMEDICINAL SURVEY OF PLANTS USED IN TREATING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA"; Review of Plant Studies (2014); 1(2): 1-9 PMID : ~ Behailu Bizuayehu and Belachew Garedew; "A review on the ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used for the treatment of gonorrhea disease in Ethiopia"; Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources (2018); 9(3): 183-193 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Ageratum L. - whiteweed |
| Species | : Ageratum conyzoides L. - tropical whiteweed |