Pentanema indicum (L.) Family - Asteraceae Common name - Sonkadi Habit - Herb Habitat - dry and moist area.

Pentanema indicum (L.)

Family - Asteraceae

Common name - Sonkadi

Habit - Herb

Habitat - dry and moist area.

Medicinal uses -

🍁Paste of _Pentanema Indicum_ is used to treat bone fractures among the Paharia in southern Bihar.

🍁The decoction of root is used to treat fever in Childern.

🍁 The inflorescence is used for treating throat disorders. 

Sugimani Marndi

(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)

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