tridax procumbens

एकदांडी | Tridax Procumbens

एकदांडी | tridax procumbens | Kambarmodi in Marathi

This is Tridax Procumbens, or more creatively i call them Dancing flowers as with its long stems these flowers dance with the wind. Found commonly in Maharashtra, Deccan. In our child hood days we used to play with these flowers, with its long stems we were able to make garlands and banquets. My grandfather used to tell us to use the stems & leaf juice on bleeding wounds to heal them fast & as hair tonic. this was the medicinal use of this plant. Tridax procumbens is known for several potential therapeutic activities like antiviral, anti oxidant antibiotic efficacious, wound healing activity, insecticidal and anti-inflammatory activity.

7 thoughts on “tridax procumbens”

anuvina on 14/03/2013 at 11:55 am said:

Nice snap Pravin. Some correction with the name. This is Tridax procumbens. I dont know its common name. Tantani is another plant and its name is Lantana camara or Lantana aculeata. Its also known as ghaneri.

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- pravin aswale on 14/03/2013 at 12:07 pm said:
  
  thanks for the update i am correcting this, another info we call “Gurtula” to Lantana camara in Nashik, its local name.
  
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Marion on 14/03/2013 at 2:14 pm said:

Lovely little flower, I’ve never seen before, but I love it 🙂

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Cristian V. Photography on 19/03/2013 at 6:05 pm said:

Very beautiful!

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- pravin aswale on 19/03/2013 at 6:08 pm said:
  
  thanks for stopping by and appreciating my efforts!
  
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  - Cristian V. Photography on 19/03/2013 at 11:36 pm said:
    
    you’re welcome! 🙂
    
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mycameraspeaks on 25/03/2013 at 6:56 pm said:

truly amazing

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