Details of Plants:Bidens pilosa

Plant details

Family: Asteraceae
Phytochemicals

21-ahydroxyfriedelan-3-one
Friedelin
eleosanole acid
friedelin-3-βol-27-oic acid
friedelinol
lupeol
n-tridecane
polyacetylenes
β-Sitosterol
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland
Vernacular Name

Nagaland: Tenyiitsiithu (Angami)
Arunachal Pradesh: Hou-bak
Ailments cured

Cuts and wounds
Hepatitis
Infuenza
Malarial Fever
Ulcer
Urinary disorder
Plant parts used and methods

Leaves: Paste applied topically
Whole plant: Paste taken orally/applied topically
Plant References

Perme. N; et al. Medicinal Plants in Traditional Use at Arunachal Pradesh; India; International Journal of Phytopharmacy; Vol. 5 (5); 86-98; 2015.

Chase. P.E; Singh. O.P. Ethnomedicinal plants used by Angami tribe of Nagaland, India. Indian Journal of Tropical Biodiversity. (1):29-42, 2013.

Phytochemical References

Perme, N; et al., Medicinal plants in traditional use at Arunachal Pradesh, India. International Journal of Phytopharmacy 5.5: 86-98, 2015.