Thursday, 27 July 2017

Ayyappana

 
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ayapana
Botanical name: Eupatorium ayapana vent
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Ayaparna, Ajaparna
English: Ayapana tea
Hindi: Ayapan
Malayalam: Ayyappana
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Ayyappana helps in stoping all external 

bleeding.

Ayapana triplinervis (aya-pana, Water Hemp) is a tropical American shrub in the Asteraceae family. This plant has long slender leaves which are often used to make a stimulating medicine. It contains Herniarin, a methoxy analog of umbelliferone, while its essential oil containsthymohydroquinone dimethyl ether.

The flowers are pale pink and the thin, hairless stem is reddish in colour

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