A glabrous, erect or decumbent herb, 15-45 cm in height. Leaves 5-15 cm long, lanceolate-oblong or narrowly lanceolate, semi-amplexicaul, flowers pale blue, lilac or white in globose, compound heads; achenes obovoid, dark brown, ribbed, flattened.
Herb Effects
Antimicrobial (essential oil)
Chemistry
Active Ingredients
Limonene and gamma-asarone (essential oil).
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
Limonene
9003-73-0
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en -2-yl-cyclohexene
C10H16
gamma-Asarone
5353-15-1
1,2,4-trimethoxy-5-p rop-2-enyl-benzene
C12H16O3
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
Wound healing and baldness.
Reference
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Health Remedies 
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