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Auriculate dichrocephala (Dichrocephala integrifolia)

Auriculate Dichrocephala (Dichrocephala integrifolia) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, herbaceous, erect, cylindrical stem, hairy, complete leaves arranged in a spiral, stalk up to 6 cm, ovate or lanceolate with large and wide serrated margins, up to 14 cm long, and up to 14 cm wide. 9 cm.

D. integrifolia has flowers of different sizes, spreading stalks and fine hairs. Bisexual flowers are green or greenish yellow. The female flowers are numerous, grayish white and purple. Fruit is pale yellow.

Dlium Auriculate dichrocephala (Dichrocephala integrifolia)


This species grows on roadsides, footpaths, river flows and edges of agricultural land, open to shaded areas, rocky areas and elevations of 500-3000 meters.

This plant contains stearic acid, stigmasta-7,22-dien-3-ol, α-amyrin, epifriedelanol, methyl stearate, tritetracontane, routine. Often used to treat ulcers, fever, hypertension, wound medicine, boils, swelling, pneumonia, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, anticancer, medicine for malaria, hepatitis, toothache and diuretic.



Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Grangeinae
Genus: Dichrocephala
Species: Dichrocephala integrifolia
Subspecies: Dichrocephala integrifolia ssp. gracilis, Dichrocephala integrifolia ssp. integrifolia

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