Pluchea_lanceolata

<i>Pluchea lanceolata</i>

Pluchea lanceolata

Species of plant

Pluchea lanceolata, the rasna or rasana, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2] It is disjunctly distributed in Africa; Senegal, Chad, and Tanzania, and Asia; Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the western Himalayas, and India.[1] A perennial herb, it is considered a noxious weed by agriculturalists, and is used in Ayurveda and Tibetan traditional medicines.[2][3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Pluchea lanceolata (DC.) C.B.Clarke". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Rasna". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. [3]
    Srivastava, Pooja; Shanker, Karuna (2012). "Pluchea lanceolata (Rasana): Chemical and biological potential of Rasayana herb used in traditional system of medicine". Fitoterapia. 83 (8): 1371–1385. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2012.07.008. PMID 22877846.


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