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It forms clumps of foliage with fluffy flowers Propagate by
spring-sown seed.
Medical use: A. conyzoides is widely utilized in traditional
medicine by various cultures worldwide, although applications vary
by region. In Central Africa it is used to treat pneumonia, but the
most common use is to cure wounds and burns ). Traditional
communities in India use this species as a bacteriocide,
antidysenteric, and antilithic, and in Asia, South America, and
Africa, aqueous extract of this plant is used as a bacteriocide. In
Cameroon and Congo, traditional use is to treat fever, rheumatism,
headache, and colic . In Reunion, the whole plant is used as an
antidysenteric . The use of this species in traditional medicine is
extensive in Brazil. Aqueous extracts of leaves or whole plants have
been used to treat colic, colds and fevers, diarrhea, rheumatism,
spasms, or as a tonic. A. conyzoides has quick and effective action
in burn wounds and is recommended by Brazilian Drugs Central as an
antirheumatic . |
