Kottai karantai / Indian sphaeranthus Dried / Sphaeranthus indicus

Family: Asteraceae

Botanical Name: Sphaeranthus indicus

English Name: Indian sphaeranthus

Tamil Name: கொட்டைக்கரந்தை – Kottai karantai

Malayalam Name: അടയ്ക്കമണിയന്‍ – adaykamanian, മിരംഗനീ – mirangani

Telugu Name: బోడతరము / శ్రావణి – sravani / boda-taramu

Hindi Name: मुण्डी – mundi

Kannada Name: Mirnagnee, Atookamanni, Mirangnee

Marathi Name: Mundi, Baras Bondi

Oriya Name: Buikadam

Punjabi Name: Gorakhmundi

Bengali Name: Surmuriya, Chhagal Nadi, Mudmudiya

Gujarati Name: Gorakhmundi

Assam Name: Kamadarus

Sanskrit Name: Mundi, Śrāvani Kadamba, Puṣpikā, Alambusta

Description

Kottai Karantai is the plant that grows in the 2 ft height. It is widely found in the paddy field. It is grown in the moist soil all over India. The leaves of this plant having hair growth.

The flower bunch resembles that of Neolamarckia cadamba and the blooms in the winter season. The herbal plant is used in the Ayurvedic treatment in ancient India. It is growing in the tropical part of India. It is widely distributed throughout Africa, Australia, India, Sri Lanka from sea level to 1200 m altitude.

Ayurvedic Properties of Kottai Karantai:

Taste: Bitter
Potency: Hot
Character: Soft
Action: Demulcent, Restorative, Anthelmintic, Tonic

Kottai Karantai Medicinal Properties:

• Hepatoprotective
• Antitussive
• Ovicidal
• Anxiolytic
• Neuroleptic
• Immunomodulatory
• Antifeedant
• Anthelmintic
• Analgesic
• Antipyretic
• Anti-diabetic
• Antihyperlipidemic
• Antioxidant
• Antimicrobial
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-migratory
• Anti-proliferative

Kottai Karantai Health Benefits:

• It helps to cure headaches including cases of migraines.
• It is used to treat chronic cough and asthma.
• It is used for indigestion, diarrhea, and vomiting.
• It is also used to treat piles, intestinal worms.
• It helps to treat enlargement of the liver.
• It is used to treat swelling.
• Its treats general debility and epilepsy
• This is also used for skin diseases.
• It is also used for Elephantiasis.