Centipeda minima

Centipeda minima (L.) A.Braun & Asch., Index Seminum [Berlin] App. 1: 6 (1867).

Centipeda minima (L.) A.Braun & Asch., Photo by Tran Huyen Tran

its native range is Indian Subcontinent to Russian Far East and Temp. E. Asia.

Vietnamese Name: 

Cóc mẳn, Thuốc mộng, Cây trăm chân, Cỏ the, Thạch hồ truy.

Latin name: Centipeda minima (L.) A. Braun & Asch. 

Family: 

Asteraceae 

Uses: 

Whole plant cures sinusitis, drinking decoction has a mild sedative effect. The whole plant is used to treat bronchitis, whooping cough, ascariasis, amoebic dysentery, malaria, pink eye, dreamy eyes, stomachache, diarrhea. Externally used to treat snake bites, pyoderma, neurodermatitis, calluses, eczema, broken bones.

Distribution:

In Vietnam: The tree grows naturally from the mountains to the Northern Midlands to the Southern Plains.

Fruit season: 

From March to August