Crassocephalum crepidioides Nepali-Anikale jhar, Manipuri-Terapabi,Mizo _Buarthau, Malayalam _Appuppanthadi, Popular _Thickhead/Fireweed/Redflower ragleaf Asteraceae.

Crassocephalum crepidioides (Nepali-Anikale jhar, Manipuri-Terapabi,Mizo _Buarthau, Malayalam _Appuppanthadi, Popular _Thickhead/Fireweed/Redflower ragleaf)Asteraceae. It is an erect, annual, slightly succulent little branching herb growing upto 1 m tall. Flower heads are cylindrical, green with red florets. Seeds are floating balls of numerous silky white hairs. It has antioxidant antibacterial, anti inflammatory, antidiabetic, antitumor, anticancer, purgative, laxative, insect reppelent, anticoagulant, hepatoprotective, anthelmintic, wound healing, antidiarrheal, immunomodulatory and antihyperlipidemic activities. In Bangladesh, leaf juice is taken to treat constipation and stomach disorders. In Uganda, it is used to treat AIDS and HIV. In India, Nepal and China, it is used to treat cuts, wounds and diarrhoea. It can be used in the treatment of blood coagulation due to its anticoagulant property. It is effective in the treatment of indigestion, stomachache, epilepsy, sleeping sickness, swollen lips, cuts and diarrhoea. Its vegetable was reported to have high nutritional values. 

– Mukherjee Bk