Launaea sarmentosa
(Willd.) Sch.Bip. ex Kuntze
Asteraceae
Ammoseris bellidifolia (Cass.) D.Dietr.
Ammoseris dregeana (DC.) D.Dietr.
Ammoseris sarmentosa (Willd.) D.Dietr.
Chondrilla sarmentosa (Willd.) Poir.
Lactuca sarmentosa (Willd.) DC.
Launaea bellidifolia Cass.
Launaea pinnatifida Cass.
Microrhynchus bellidifolius (Cass.) DC.
Microrhynchus dregeanus DC.
Microrhynchus sarmentosus (Willd.) DC.
Prenanthes sarmentosa Willd.
Common Name:
General Information
Launaea sarmentosa is a creeping, herbaceous, perennial plant producing several branched stems 20 - 90cm tall. The plant grows from a taproot with a trailing shoot bearing lateral roots, with new stems arising from the lateral roots[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, often as a substitute for the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
Coastal areas from Africa, through the Indian Ocean and Asia to western Australia.
Habitat
Open, sandy coastal areas just above high tide mark[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is often used in Goa as a substitute for dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)[
240- Title
- Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
- Publication
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- Author
- Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
- Publisher
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
,
615- Title
- Pharmacographia Indica
- Publication
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- Author
- Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai.
- Year
- 1890
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century.
].
The root is diuretic[
514- Title
- Medicinal Plants Used by Chakma Tribe in Hill Tracts Districts of Bangladesh.
- Publication
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- Author
- Rahman M.A.; Uddin S.B.; Wilcock C.C.
- Publisher
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.
- Year
- 2007 Vol 6(3)
- ISBN
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- Description
- Brief details of medicinal plants used by the Chakma tribe.
]. An extract is mixed with sugar and drunk on an empty stomach[
514- Title
- Medicinal Plants Used by Chakma Tribe in Hill Tracts Districts of Bangladesh.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Rahman M.A.; Uddin S.B.; Wilcock C.C.
- Publisher
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.
- Year
- 2007 Vol 6(3)
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief details of medicinal plants used by the Chakma tribe.
].
The plant is antirheumatic, galactogogue[
240- Title
- Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement).
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C.
- Publisher
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
]. The juice of the plant is used as a soporific for children[
615- Title
- Pharmacographia Indica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai.
- Year
- 1890
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century.
]. It is applied externally in the treatment of rheumatic affections, either combined with the oil of Pongamia glabra or with the juice of the leaves of Vitex leucoxylon[
615- Title
- Pharmacographia Indica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai.
- Year
- 1890
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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