Emilia sonchifolia

Emilia sonchifolia
lilac tasselflower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Emilia
Species:	E. sonchifolia
Binomial name
Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. ex Wight
Synonyms
Cacalia sonchifolia L. Source: AFPD[1]

Emilia sonchifolia also known as lilac tasselflower genus of Emilia and from the family of Asteraceae.^[2]

Medicnal uses

It is a medicinal herb in Chinese, called ye xia hong (Chinese: 葉下紅).

Toxicity

Emilia sonchifolia contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.^[3]

Gallery

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  in Hyderabad, India.

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  in Hyderabad, India.

References

1. ^ "Emilia sonchifolia record n° 95932". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb/bd/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=95932. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
2. ^ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Emilia sonchifolia". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=EMSO. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
3. ^ Fu, P.P., Yang, Y.C., Xia, Q., Chou, M.C., Cui, Y.Y., Lin G., "Pyrrolizidine alkaloids-tumorigenic components in Chinese herbal medicines and dietary supplements", Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2002, pp. 198-211 [1]

External links

Media related to Emilia sonchifolia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Emilia sonchifolia at Wikispecies

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