A procumbent, perennial herb, with light camphor-like odour. Stem 45 cm tall; leaves sub-sessile, linear-oblong, oblanceolate; heads solitary, bright yellow, on long axillary peduncles, up to 4 cm in diam.
Herb Effects
Tonic and alterative (leaves)
Chemistry
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
In cough, cephalgia and diseases of the skin, especially alopecia (leaves); in uterine haemorrhage and menorrhagia (herb decoction); antihepatotoxic (leaf powder)
Reference
Priya Vrat Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
Health Remedies 
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