Elephantopus scaber L.
Family - Asteraceae
Common name - Elephant Foot, Mayurachandrika (Odia).
Medicinal uses -
🍀Roots and leaves are used as emollient for dysuria, diarrhoea, dysentery, swellings and stomach pain.
🍀Root is prescribed to prevent vomiting.
🍀Powdered with pepper it is applied for tooth-ache.
🍀Leaves are used in applications for eczema and ulcers.
Sugimani Marndi
(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, India.)