Purple Fleabane
Botanical name: Vernonia cinerea?(L.) Less.
Vernacular name: ?????? (Sahadevi)
Habit: Herb
Used for: Kashaya.
Parts used: Root.
Recipe: Thoroughly washed root is chapped, crushed, and subjected to boiling with water and little coriander, cumin & pepper. After enough boiling, it is filtered and mixed with jaggery and milk to have a Kashaya drink.
Medicinal properties: Anti-microbial