Gorakh Mundi - गोरखमुंडी - Asteraceae - Sphaeranthus indicus

Introduction:

          Asteraceae plants are found in Himachal Pradesh. Mostly, its plant grows in the rice’s field and humid forests. Its flowers appear in the winter season and thereafter fruits appear on this tree.

Name In Different Languages:

English Name    : East Indian Globe-thistle

Hindi Name       : Gorakh Mundi, Mundi

Latin name        : Sphaeranthus indicus Linn.

Urdu Name        : Gule Mundi

Bengali Name     : Surmuriya, Mudmudiya

Gujarati Name    : Gorakhmundi

Kannada Name   : Mundi

Marathi Name     : Mundi, Baras Bondi

Persian Name     : Zakhmi-e-Hayat

Punjabi Name     : Gorakhmundi

Sanskrit Name    : Mundika, Mundtika, Mundi

Structure: Asteraceae is a type of fitted with an umbrella (chhatedar) grass. Its fruits and flowers are round like pea’s seed.

Asteraceae plant is bushy and 1-3 feet high or spreads on the earth. Its stem is 1-2 inch high and strong. Its branch is soft, hairy and the shape is like pipe. Its flowers are small and purple.

Qualities: 

Asteraceae is purgative and increases the body strength. It is useful for the treatment of throat tumour, scrofula, indignation, vatta, obesity, insanity, spleen disorders, elephantiasis,dysentery, anorexia, vagina pain, cough, piles, anuria-dysuria, night fall, epilepsy, leprosy and alleviates poisoning. It kills stomach worms and brings phlegm out.

Useful in various diseases :

1. Headache:

2. Eye diseases:

• Take one asteraceae on empty stomach in the morning for one week regularly; any diseases do not occur in the eyes for one year.
• Chew 4-5 fresh fruit of asteraceae and swallow it with water in April month, it increases eyesight.

3. Stomach worms:

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Courtesy : AyurvedShala