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Solidago virga-aurea L.
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- Synonym:
- Plant Family:
- Asteraceae.
- Habit & Habitat:
- A perennial unbranched herb with erect leafy stem, upto 1m tall, found in sub-alpine zone.
- Plant Description:
- Leaves simple, lanceolate, aromatic, acute, subglabrous, lower leaves stalked, 8-13cm, toothed, the upper sessile, smaller,narrower and entire. Inflorescence composed of terminal panicles or racemes. Flower mustard yellow. Ray floret strap-shaped, spreading while disc floret tubular. Fruit an achene, pappus long, rough with brownish-white hairs.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- July-October.
- Harvesting Time:
- July- October.
- Medicinal Value:
- It has expectorant, anti-inflammatory, diuretic properties also useful in cough, flu, asthma and indigestion.[5][9]
- Part Used:
- Flower, leaf, stem.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, cultivation, chemical analysis, Herbal Pharmacy.
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