Spilanthes acmella (L.)L.
Annual herb sprawling , much branched . Leaves broadly ovate to triangular , wide . Flowers Yellow orange disc floret , minute , born on cone shaped yellowish narrow heads . Fruits are achenes
- Family: Asteraceae
- Habit: Annual herb
- Habitat: Damp area
- Status : Least Concern
Vernacular names
English - Eye ball plant
Hindi - Akarkar
Malayalam - Akkikaruka
Tamil - Maruthuva kazhakam
Kannada - Hemmugalu
Medicinal Uses
* Flowers used for pain reliefing
* Cure toothache
* Flower heads and roots for scabies
* Leaves are immune modulatory
* Defense against bacteria and fungi ( Smith 1996) , against blood parasite ( Yadav and Sing , 2010
