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| Botanical Name | Vernonia cinerea Less. |
|---|---|
| Tamil Name | Puvamkurunthal |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Cotyledon | Dicot |
| Habit | Herb |
| Description | Leaves alternate, inflorescence terminal corymbose cyme, flowers pink and white silky pappus, fruits achene |
| Medicinal uses | • Anti - inflammatory |
| • digestive problems | |
| • respiratory infections | |
| • malaria and | |
| • liver diseases | |
| Places / Locations | * Cudallore District |
| * Sirumalai Hills of Dindigul District | |
| * Kumaragiri hills, Salem District | |
| * Perunkudi, Madurai District | |
| * Thanjavur District | |
