Eleutheranthera ruderalis (Sw.) Sch.Bip.Family: Compositae
English: Porter-bush
Synonyms:
Eleutheranthera areolata Klatt, Eleutheranthera discoidea (Less. ex
Less.) M.Gómez, Eleutheranthera ovalifolia Baill., Eleutheranthera ovata
Poit. ex Steud., Eleutheranthera prostrata var. leiocarpa (Cass.)
Hochr., Eleutheranthera prostrata var. portoriccensis (DC.) Hochr.,
Eleutheranthera ruderalis var. radiata Pruski, Eleutheranthera ruderalis
var. ruderalis, Gymnopsis microcephala Gardner, Kegelia ramossisima
Sch.Bip., Melampodium ruderale Sw., Melampodium ruderalis Sw., Ogiera
eleuthranthera Steud., Ogiera leiocarpa Cass., Ogiera ruderalis (Sw.)
Griseb., Ogiera triplinervis Cass., Ogiera triplinervis var. leiocarpa
(Cass.) DC., Ogiera triplinervis var. portoriccensis DC., Ogiera
triplinervis var. triplinervis, Verbesina foliacea Spreng., Wedelia
discoidea Less., Wedelia discoidea Schltdl., Wedelia eclipta Reich.
Description: Annual herbs; stem glabrescent. Leaves 2.5-5.5 x 2-3.5 cm, ovate or ovate-oblong, base cuneate, sometimes oblique, apex acute or subobtuse, pubescent on both surfaces, 3-nerved from base; petiole to 1 cm long. Heads 6-12-flowered, axillary, homogamous, non-rayed; peduncle 0.2-1 cm long, erect at first, becomes curved in fruit. Involucral bracts in 2 series, outer leafy, 5-8 x 2-3 mm. Flowers bisexual. Corolla yellow, tubular, 3-4 mm long, 5-lobed. Anthers sagittate at base. Achenes 3-3.5 mm long, obovoid, slightly angled, tubercled, finely pubescent.
Whole plant decoction taken with stout or ale to enhance the production of milk in lactating/nursing mothers, also taken for high blood pressure. Leaf paste applied on cuts and wounds, warmed and applied in rheumatic pain. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
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