Asteraceae FAMILY
Baccharoides anthelmintica
Baccharoides anthelmintica
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Kinka is a robust, branched, annual plant growing 60 - 100cm tall[ 304 Title Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Publication Author Kapoor. L. D. Publisher CRC Press, Florida. Year 2001 ISBN 0-8493-2929-9 Description A very detailed book on some of the key Ayurvedic herbs, giving both technical and non-technical information on each plant. The whole is very well referenced. ]. The plant is often gathered from the wild and used medicinally, especially in Asia. It is sometimes cultivated for medicinal purposes in countries such as in India and China. It has been grown experimentally in the USA as a possible source of epoxy fatty acids (oil).
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropics from eastern and southern Africa, through Asia to Myanmar and Laos.
HabitatWaste places[ 615 Title Pharmacographia Indica Publication Author Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai. Year 1890 ISBN Description Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century. ]. Grassland and roadsides[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].