DC.Synonym: L. heyneana DC.Family: Compositae; Asteraceae.
Habitat: Many parts of India, as a common weed.
Folk: Undir-chaa-kaan (Maharashtra).
Action: Diuretic, slightly aperient. Used as a diuretic in calculous affections, also for chronic obstruction of liver and bowels.
A smaller var., found in western Ut- tar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Saurashtra and the Deccan Penninsula, is equated with L. remotiflora DC.... lactuca runcinata
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