Ageratum conyzoides
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Title
Ageratum conyzoides
Subject
Taxonomy
Phylum :Tracheophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Order :Asterales
Family :Asteraceae
Genus :Ageratum
Species :Ageratum conyzoides
Phylum :Tracheophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Order :Asterales
Family :Asteraceae
Genus :Ageratum
Species :Ageratum conyzoides
Synonyms
Ageratum album Hort.Berol. ex Hornem., Ageratum album steudel [Invalid], Ageratum arsenei B.L.Rob., Ageratum brachystephanum Regel, Ageratum ciliare L., Ageratum ciliare Lour., Ageratum coeruleum Desf. [Illegitimate], Ageratum conyzoides f. album (Willd.) B.L.Rob., Ageratum conyzoides f. conyzoides, Ageratum conyzoides var. conyzoides, Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides, Ageratum conyzoides var. hirtum (Lam.) DC., Ageratum conyzoides var. inaequipaleaceum Hieron., Ageratum conyzoides f. obtusifolia (Lam.) Miq., Ageratum conyzoides var. pilosum Blume, Ageratum cordifolium Roxb., Ageratum hirsutum Lam., Ageratum hirsutum Poiret, Ageratum hirsutum Poir., Ageratum hirtum Lam. [Illegitimate], Ageratum humile Larran., Ageratum humile Salisb. [Illegitimate], Ageratum humile Larrañaga, Ageratum iltisii R.M.King & H.Rob., Ageratum latifolium Cav., Ageratum latifolium var. galapageium B.L.Rob., Ageratum latifolium var. latifolium, Ageratum microcarpum (Benth. Ex Benth.) Hemsl., Ageratum muticum Griseb., Ageratum nanum Hort. Ex Sch.Bip. [Illegitimate], Ageratum obtusifolium Lam., Ageratum odoratum Vilm., Ageratum odoratum Bailly, Ageratum suffruticosum Regel, Alomia microcarpa f. torresii Standl., Cacalia mentrasto Vell. Conc., Caelestina latifolia (Cav.) Benth. ex Oerst., Caelestina microcarpa Benth. ex Benth. [Illegitimate], Caelestina microcarpa Benth. xx Oerst., Caelestina suffruticosa Sweet [Illegitimate], Carelia brachystephana (Regel) Kuntze, Carelia conyzoides (L.) Kuntze, Carelia mutica (Griseb.) Kuntze, Eupatorium conyzoides (L.) E.H.L.Krause [Illegitimate], Eupatorium conyzoides (L.) E.H. Krause, Eupatorium paleaceum Sessé & Moc., Sparganophorus obtusifolius Lag.
Common name
Daun misai kuching, rumput jalang, rumput pereh jarang, rumput sekedok, sekedok, selaseh dandi, selasik dandi, senarong kambing, sianggit, tahi anjing, tahi ayam, tombok tombok jantan; oran, serak semalam, suokning (Sarawak) , Appa grass, bastard arimony, Billy-goat weed, blueweed, conyzoid floss-flower, goat weed, tropic ageratum, white dung herb, white weed
Description
Characteristics
An annual erect herb that sometimes is decumbent and rooting at the base. It can reach up to 120(-150) cm tall.
An annual erect herb that sometimes is decumbent and rooting at the base. It can reach up to 120(-150) cm tall.
Morphology
Leaves
Egg-shaped, triangular-ovate or rhomboid-ovate, size (0.5-)1-10 cm x 0.5-7 cm, with obtuse or rounded base.
Flowering head
About 4-6 mm long. The number of flowers is 60-75. The outermost ring of the bract is beset with only simple non-gland hairs while the inner bracts are with abruptly contracted apex. The petal is between 1-2.5 mm long.
Fruit
Hairless or very sparingly hairy
Chemical compound
Flavonoids, alkaloids, coumarins, essential oils, tannins, chromenes, benzofurans and terpenoids. The main chemicals found in the plant are: 6,7-dimethoxy-2,2-dimethylchromene, 6-demetoxyageratochromene, 6-vinyl-demethoxy-ageratochromene, ageratochromene (precocene II), α-cubebene, α -pinene, α -terpinene, β-caryophyllene, β -cubebene, β-elemene, β-farnesene, β-myrcene, β-pinene, β-selinene, β-sitosterol, cadinene, caryophyllene-oxide, conyzorigin, coumarin, dotriacontene, endo-borneol, endo-bornyl-acetate, ethyl-eugenol, ethyl-vanillin, farnesol, friedelin, HCN, hexadecenoic-acid, kaempferol, kaempferol-3,7-diglucoside, kaempferol-3-o-rhamnosylglucoside, linoleic-acid, quercetin, quercetin-3,7-diglucoside, and quercetin-3-o-rhamnosylglucoside, and 5,6,7,8,3′,4′,5′-heptamethoxyflavone. The light petroleum extract of A. conyzoides has been reported to contain friedelin, sitosterol and stigmasterol.
Plant part used
Leaves, roots, and aerial parts
Traditional uses
- A. conyzoides is used to treat fever, rheumatism, headache, colic, wounds caused by burns, dyspepsia, eye problem, uterine disorders and pneumonia.
- This plant is used in folk remedies as a purgative, febrifuge, for ophthalmia, treatment of ulcers and as a wound dressing.
- A decoction of the plant is taken internally to treat diarrheal and to relieve pain associated with the navel in children.
- A. conyzoides is also used to treat prostate problems and is given to women after childbirth and for promoting menstruation.
Medicinal uses
- The wound healing properties of methanolic extracts of A. conyzoides leaves were compared to honey.
- Hydroalcoholic extract of A. conyzoides leaves has been reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory activity on subacute (cotton pellet-induced granuloma) and chronic (formaldehyde-induced arthritis)
List of country
Central and South America, but now is a pantropical weed that is very common throughout India, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, southern China, Thailand and Malesia.
Creator
Ageratum conyzoides (Linnaeus,1753)
Source
Publisher
Nur Athirah Roshaizi
Contributor
Nur Athirah Roshaizi
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Ageratum conyzoides (Linnaeus,1753), “Ageratum conyzoides,” BIDARA, accessed February 4, 2026, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/379.