Iron Weed(Wild Cumin) - Vernonia anthelmintica Wild

Vernonia anthelmintica Wild - Wild Cumin(Iron Weed)

Botanical Name : Vernonia anthelmintica Wild(Iron Weed)

Family Name : Asteraceae

Hindi Name : bakchi, baksi, kalijira, somraj, bukchi, ghrajiri

Kannada Name : kadu-jirigay, kadujirage, kaadu jeerige, kaala jeerige, kadajirige, kadujirige, kalajirdari, kalajirige, karchindi, karijeerigai, sahadevi

Malayalam Name : cattu-schiragam, kattujirakam, kattukjiragam, krmisatru, cattuseragam, kalajirakam, katseragam, puvankuruntala

Sanskrit Name : atavi-jirakaha, atavijeeraka, atavijirakaha, aval, avalguja, guja, kanana-jeraka, kanana-jiraka, rakuchi, somaraja, somaraji, vakuchi, vakuci

Tamil Name : cittilai, kattuccirakam, kattu shiragam, kattuc-cirakam, kattu-shiragam, kattu jeeragam.

Medicinal Uses :

1. It is also known as Sahadevi. The seeds of Vemonia anthelmintica are of great repute in Sanskrit Materia Medica as a medicine for white leprosy (leuco-derma), and other skin diseases.
   
   
2. It is mentioned also as an anthelmintic.
   
   
3. In chronic skin diseases the seeds are taken alone or in combination with other medicines. In the severer forms of skin diseases, such as psoriasis and lepra.