Andu Eryngium foetidum

Common name - Andu

Botanical name - Eryngium foetidum

Family         - Apiaceae

Life cycle - Perennial or Annual

Morphology 

• The plant forms two types of leaves: The rosette con­sists of up to 10 long leaves with palat­able texture, while leaves on the stalks are smaller and tougher.
• •The bracts en­shrouding the flower heads are almost woody and some­what spiny; they can hardly be eaten, un­less puréd.

Propagation

• by seeds

Agricultural usage/ importance

• As a Flavour
• medicine for burns, earache, fevers, hypertension