Parthenium


Parthenium is a genus of North American shrubs in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family.
The name Parthenium is derived from either the Greek word παρθένος, meaning "virgin," or παρθένιον, an ancient name for a plant.
Parthenium or Gajar Ghans is the most common invasive species in India. Parthenium hysterophorus plant causes milk disease in livestock and also responsible for respiratory malfunction in humans.
Members of the genus are commonly known as feverfew. Notable species include guayule which has been used as a rubber substitute, especially during the Second World War; and also P. hysterophorus, a serious invasive species in the Old World.
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In North America, the Jicarilla Apache people used Parthenium incanum for medicine. The sap of guayule

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