Emilia sonchifolia
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| Emilia sonchifolia | |||
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| lilac tasselflower | |||
| Scientific classification | |||
| Kingdom: | Plantae | ||
| (unranked): | Angiosperms | ||
| (unranked): | Eudicots | ||
| (unranked): | Asterids | ||
| Order: | Asterales | ||
| Family: | Asteraceae | ||
| Genus: | Emilia | ||
| Species: | E. sonchifolia | ||
| Binomial name | |||
| Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. ex Wight | |||
| Synonyms[1][2] | |||
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Emilia sonchifolia, also known as lilac tasselflower or cupid's shaving brush is flowering plant in the genus Emilia and from the family Asteraceae.[3]
Medicnal uses
It is a medicinal herb in Chinese, called ye xia hong (Chinese: 葉下紅). It is one among the "Ten Sacred Flowers of Kerala State in India, collectively known as Dasapushpam.
Toxicity
Emilia sonchifolia contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.[4]
Gallery
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in Hyderabad, India.
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in Hyderabad, India.
References
- ↑ "Emilia sonchifolia record n° 95932". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
- ↑ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Emilia sonchifolia". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ↑ Fu, P.P., Yang, Y.C., Xia, Q., Chou, M.C., Cui, Y.Y., Lin G., "Pyrrolizidine alkaloids-tumorigenic components in Chinese herbal medicines and dietary supplements", Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2002, pp. 198-211
External links
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