Thank you very much Sir for all these informations on this plant. It helped me in various ways -
1) Books are of little use : while going through the text book 'Plant Groups' for the ID of this plant i noticed that the Bengali name given to this plant was mentioned as KESUTTI. But your mail confirms that it is KESHUT, the name we are familiar with. 2) Very little info on medicinal properties : i was only aware of its use in hair care. Didn't know its other uses. 3) Vernacular names : now i know that KESHUT & BHRINGRAJ are names of the same plant. Regards, Surajit On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very important medicinal plant. Some common names are : Keshut, Maka, > False Daisy, Marsh Daisy, yerba de tago, bhangra, Trailing eclipta • Hindi: > भ्रिंगराज Bhringaraj, केशराज Kesharaj • Manipuri: Uchi-sumbal • Tamil: > கரிசிலாங்கண்ணி Karisilanganni, Kavanthakara • Malayalam: Kannunni • Telugu: > Galagara • Kannada: Ajagara • Oriya: Kesarda • Sanskrit: भ्रिंगराज > Bhringaraj - > In the *Tamil* tradition of Siddha medicine the plant is used for many > diseases . In *ayurvedic* medicine, the leaf extract is considered a > powerful liver tonic, rejuvenate, and especially good for the hair. A black > dye obtained from *Eclipta prostrata* is used for dyeing hair and > tattooing. *Eclipta prostrata* also has traditional external uses, such > as for athlete's foot, eczema and dermatitis, and on the scalp to address > hair loss; the leaves have been used in the treatment of scorpion stings. > It is used as anti-venom against snakebite in China and Brazil (Mors, > 1991). It is reported to improve hair growth and color (Kritikar and Basu > 1975 and Chopra *et al.* 1955) > (The above text is quoted from wikipedia etc. from the websites). > >
