False Daisy

False Daisy, belonging to the plant family Compositae, is a small suculent annual herb. It grows in gardens, along ditches, rice fields, and moist fields. The leaves are hairy and variable in shape, The flower heads are white, small, and axillary terminal. The fruit is black, truncate with corrugated sides. The crushed leaves produced black stains.

MEDICINAL USE:
*Helps fight asthma.
*Oedema, fever and rheumatism.
*Glandular swellings, elephantiasis and skin diseases.
*Cough, headache, hair loss and jaundice.
*Promotes hair growth.

HOW TO USE:
*The fresh plant in decoction helps in cases of asthma.
*Its fresh juice is given in doses of 1 to 2 teaspoons of oedema or excess of fluids in the body, fever,
  and rheumatism.
*A paste is prepared from the herb, mixed with coconut oil, and applied over glandular swelling,
elephantiasis, and skin diseases.
*The leaves are given in coughs, headache, hair loss and jaundice.
*The fresh juice of the leaves is rubbed into the scalps to promote growth of hair.

PARTS USED:
*The whole plant.

DOSE:

As recommended above.

Normal Dosage For:

Adults: 4 or 5 cups a day.
Aged 6 to 9 years: 2 cups a day
Aged 2 to 5 years: 1 cup a day
1 to 2 years: 1/2 cup a day
Below 1 year: 1/4 or less cup a day

A Useful Table for Quick Measurements:
1 tbsp = 5 grams (green herb)
1 dessertspoon = 2 grams (dry herb)
1 teaspoon = 25 drops
1 cup = 16 tbsp


1 litre = 7 or 8 cups