Blumea sinuata

Blumea sinuata (Lour.) Merr., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 24(2): 388 (1935).

Blumea sinuata (Lour.) Merr., Photo by Nguyen Huy Hung

The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Vietnamese name:

Hoàng đầu sẻ, Đại bi lá lượn

Latin name: 

Blumea sinuata (Lour.) Merr. – B. laciniata (Wall. ex Roxb.) DC.; Gnaphalium sinuatum Lour.

Family: 

Asteraceae

Uses: 

Leaves and stems are used to treat boils, detoxify, and stop bleeding. Leaves cure flu, rheumatism, bone pain or injured swelling pain.

Distribution: 

Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh, Phu Tho, Lam Dong, Dak Lak. The tree grows naturally on grass beds, fields, and upland fields, at an altitude of 100-1,300 m.