Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Edgew
Family: Compositae / AsteraceaeSynonym: Aplotaxis obvallata DC.
Tibetian name: ཤཟའ བདྭད མཤ དཤྭ Sah-du Goh-ghooHindi / Sanskrit: Brahma Kamal, ब्रह्म कमल
Punjabi - Birm-kanwal
Telugu: బ్రహ్మ కమలము
Plant is photographed by Dr. Balkar Singh on 15th Aug, 2012 near Hemkund Sahib (about 4000 mts height) Chamoli - Dt. of Uttarakhand. Called as Brahmakamal or Sacred Lotus. This is small herb endangered now blooms from July to September in the Area. State flower of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
Ayurvedic uses: Roots—antiseptic, styptic, anti-inflammatory. Applied to wounds and cuts. Plant—hypothermic. Flower—CNS active, antiviral. The flowers, after frying, are used in rheumatism
4 Published articles
1. SAUSSUREA OBVALLATA (SACRED SPECIES): A CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Bhardwaj, Meenakshi; Chauhan, N. S.; Pareek, S. K.; et al. - Indian Forester Volume: 137 Issue: 6 Pages: 718-721 Published: JUN 2011
2. Efficient plant regeneration protocol through callus for Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Edgew. (Asteraceae): effect of explant type, age and plant growth regulators
Dhar, U; Joshi, M - PLANT CELL REPORTS Volume: 24 Issue: 4 Pages: 195-200 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-005-0932-1 Published: JUN 2005
3. In vitro propagation of Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Edgew. - an endangered ethnoreligious medicinal herb of Himalaya
Joshi, M; Dhar, U - PLANT CELL REPORTS Volume: 21 Issue: 10 Pages: 933-939 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-003-0601-1 Published: JUN 2003
4. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SAUSSUREA-OBVALLATA WALL. EX CLARKE PART I
TIWARI V K; RAJWAR G S; RAWAT G S - Indian Journal of Forestry Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Pages: 312-314 Published: 1986
