DC.Synonym: G. linearifolia Cass.Family: Compositae; Asteraceae.
Habitat: Plains of Northern and Western India and Deccan Peninsula.
Ayurvedic: Parpata (substitute). (Fumaria parvifolora Linn., Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lam synonym Oldenlandia corymbosa Linn., Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser., Justicia procumbens Linn., Polycarpea corymbosa Lam are also used as Parpata for fevers.)Siddha: Parapalanamu.Action: Used as emmenagogue.
The essential oil from the plant is antimicrobial, that from flowers an- thelmintic.
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