AGERATUM CONYZOIDES

Plant Name: AGERATUM CONYZOIDES

English Name: Ageratum

Local Name:

• Billygoat-weed, Blue top,


• Goatweed,


• Mother brinkly,


• Tropic ageratum,


• Whiteweed, Winter weed

Family: Asteraceae

Uses:
It's main uses are topical for fungal infections of the skin. It is juiced and then the patient sunbathes to let the medicine work The steam is used (Be careful...) as a topical treatment for hemorrhoids. It is also drunk as a tea for diabetes, and juiced for topical use in ear infections.

Caution: - It can be presumed to be dangerous if taken internally in large doses. Do not use in pregnancy or with liver disease.