Vernoniacinerea Less. (VC)ofthefamilyAsteraceaesisconsideredasthe
sacred plant; ‘Dasapushpam’ which isethnopharmacologicallysignificant tothepeopleof Kerala in India.
In fact,VChasbeenusedinthetraditionalsystemofmedicine(Ayurveda)forthetreatmentofvarious
ailments includingcancer.