Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia

Introduction

Based on Ethnobotanical surveys since year 1990 in different parts of India Pankaj Oudhia has documented vital information about Medicinal Plants mentioned in the famous publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918). Through this research document Pankaj Oudhia has tried to present original document with additional notes. For complete paper with pictures, Interactive Tables, Video and Audio clips please visit pankajoudhia.com

For original publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918) please visit https://archive.org/details/indianmedicinalp01kirt

635. Blumea lacera, DC, h. f.b.i., hi. 263. 

Syn.— Conyza lacera, Roxb. 601. 

Sans. — Kukuradru. 

Vern. — Kokronda, Kukkurbanda, Jangli-muli (H.) ; Kukur- 

sunga, bura-suksung (B.) ; Nimurdi (Bomb.); Jangli-kasni, 

jangli-mulli, divari-mulli (Duk.) ; Narak-karandai, Kattu- 

mullangi (Tam.) ; Karn pogaku, advi-mulangi (Tel.). 

" Kakronda and other vernacular names are applied to more 

than one allied species of Blumea and Laggera, without much 

regard to the color of their flowers" (Moodeen Sheriff). 

Habitat : — Throughout the plains of India, from the N.-W. 

Himalaya to Travancore. 

A hairy, villous, or glandular, rarely glabrescent herb, stem 

erect, simple or branched very leafy, rarely 2ft. high. Leaves 

N. 0. COMPOSITE. 677 

petioled obovate, toothed or serrate, rarely tabulate. Heads £in., 

in short axillary cymes and collected in terminal spiciform 

panicles, rarely corymbose. Involucre-bracts narrow, acuminate, 

hairy. Receptacle glabrous. Corolla yellow, lobes of herma- 

phrodite flowers nearly glabrous, pappus white. Achenes sub- 

4-gonens, not ribbed, glabrate. 

Uses : — The fresh root held in the mouth is said to relieve 

dryness (U. C. Dutt). 

[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: Through Ethnobotanical surveys I have collected information about 3000 Herbal Formulations in which Blumea roots collected before flowering are used as important ingredients and information about 1800 Formulations in which Blumea roots collected after flowering are used.] 

Mixed with black pepper [Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: Blumea as single remedy without Black Pepper is also promising remedy of Cholera.] it is given in cholera (Watt). 

The expressed juice of the leaves [Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: I have collected information about hundreds of Formulations in which Blumea leaves are used both in fresh and dry form. Blumea leaves are frequently used by the Traditional Healers having expertise in treatment of Leucoderma and liver related troubles. The Healers having expertise in treatment of Epilepsy use Leaves in combination with root in tens of Formulations. These Formulations are very effective with special diet given to the patients. Please see Table Blum-11 for details.] is a useful anthelmintic, 

especially in cases of thread-worm, either internally or applied 

locally (Sarg. J. Anderson, Bijnor). Used by many Hospital 

Assistants and highly thought of by them as a febrifuge and 

astringent. Is an invaluable remedy in Tinea Tarsi (Asst.- 

Surg. Bollye Chand Sen, Campbell Med. School, Sealdah), 

in Watt's Dictionary. 

The expressed juice of the leaves, mixed with black pepper, 

is given in bleeding piles. [Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: The Traditional Healers treating Piles (Bawasir) successfully use Telia Kand, Mushari Kand, Danga Kanda, Kadu Kanda, Lemti Kanda, Majurgodi, Bathaila Chara, Keonti, Kulthi, Newar, Motha, Narjeva, Supli, Hajardana, Latkana like herbs with Blumea plant parts in form of complex Herbal Formulations. These Formulations are used both internally as well as externally. Please see Table Blum-9 for local names as well as scientific names of herbs used with Blumea and special preparation methods.]  

It is also given in retention of urine. 

Related References

Oudhia, P., S. S. Kolhe, and R. S. Tripathi. "Allelopathic effect of Blumea lacera L. on rice and common kharif weeds." Oryza 35.2 (1998): 175-177.

Oudhia, P. "Effect of some leaf leachates in hatchability of Blumea leaf beetle (Chrysolina madrasae Jackoby) eggs." Indian Journal of Weed Science 32.3/4 (2000): 206-207.

Oudhia, P., S. S. Kolhe, and R. S. Tripathi. "Allelopathic Effect of Blunlea lacera L. on Wheat." Indian Journal of Weed Science 29.1and2 (1997): 4-7.

Oudhia, P., and R. S. Tripathi. "ALLELOPATHIC EFFECT OF KUKRONDA (BLUMEA LACERA L.) ON LINSEED·." Agricultural Science Digest 20.2 (2000): 126-128.

Oudhia, P., and R. S. Tripathi. "A Useful Weed Blumea lacera L.—A Review."Indian Journal of Weed Science 31.1and2 (1999): 108-109.

Citation

Oudhia, Pankaj (2013). Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com