Spirit Weed plant with flowers- Andu Kola
Flower of Spirit Weed - Andu Kola
Spirit Weed plant- Andu Kola
SLF 0000Common Classification Common Names Long Coriander, Mexican Coriander, Spirit Weed, Culantro Sinhala Name Andu Scientific Classification Family Apiaceae Genus Eryngium Scientific Name Eryngium foetidum Synonym Eryngium antihystericum Ecology Category Weed-Herb Growth Habit Small-Shrub Duration Annual-Biennial- Origin Introduced Status Natural Property Culinary / Edible No Use as Herb Yes Other Use no Poisoned / Toxin Yes* Identification
Eryngium foetidum is a flowering plant commonly called 'Spirit Weed' native to South America and naturalized in low country wet zone in Sri Lanka. It is found on grassland, shrub lands as a weed or as a cultivated plant on home gardens. It is used for snakebite in Ayurveda and consider that it is a repellent plant for snakes specialty for cobras and therefore some people cultivate the plants around home.
