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Sanskrit Name : Bhringaraja Latin Name : Eclipta alba (L.) Hask Habitat : All over India in moisture,especially near the fields and water source. Morphology : Eclipta alba - Sweta Bhringaraj Annual,erect or prostrate herb,rooting at the nods. Leaves - sessile,2.5-7.5 cm long,variable in breadth,oblong - lanceolate,subentire,acute or subacute,strigose. Flowers - In heads 6-8 mm diameter,solitary or two on unequal auxillary peduncles.Involucres bracts about 8 Ray-flowers ligulate,white.Disk - flowers tubular,corolla 4 - toothed. Fruit - achene,cuneate,compressed and witha narrow wing.
Wedelia calendulacea - Pitta Bhringaraja Leaves - 3-5 cm in length . 1.5-2 cm.in breadth,having serrated margins. Flower stalk - elongated having white flower on its tip. Seed - black,elongated.like black cumin seed.A single fruit has many seeds. These herbs grow in rainy season and bear flowers and fruits in autumn.
Indicative Price
Bhringraj Extract - Rs 700/ Kilogram
Bhringraj ( Raw Material And Powder) - Rs 280/ Kilogram
Bhringraj Prostrata - Rs 40/ Kilogram
In Raja Nighantu 3 varieties are mentioned
1. Pita Bhringaraja - W.calendulacea used in Kerala
2 Sweta Bhringaraja - E.alba
3. Nili Bhringaraja.