🗻Himalayan & Nepali Folk Medicine
Banmara (Eupatorium)
Ageratina adenophora
About Banmara (Eupatorium)
Banmara (Eupatorium) (Ageratina adenophora) is a herb used in the Himalayan & Nepali Folk Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Fever, Antimicrobial, and Skin Health, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Ageratina adenophora, commonly known as crofton weed or sticky snakeroot, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family native to Mexico and Central America. Originally grown as an ornamental plant, it has become invasive into farmland and bushland worldwide. It is toxic to horses, who develop respiratory disease after eating it.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both