Various Benefits That Can Be Get From Bandotan Plants
In some areas in Indonesia this plant is referred to as babadotan (Sunda), tempuyak (Java), wedusan (Java), and sopi (Sulawesi). Internationally this plant is commonly referred to as Billy goat weeds. The name bandotan or goat weeds comes from the distinctive smell resembling the smell of goats that is smelled when the leaves have withered and rotted. Apart from the aroma, the name is also because the stems and leaves of Bandotan are completely covered with fine white hair.
Bandotan plants are no stranger to the community, their existence is very easy to find. Bandotan is usually found in the yard of the house, the side of the road or the edge of the waterways. The name bandotan or babadotan comes from the unpleasant odor emitted by the leaves when they wither and rot, resembling the smell of goats. In addition to the aroma, the name is also the stem and leaves are covered by fine hairs all over the surface. This plant, which has the Latin name Ageratum Conyzoides, is very easy to grow because its white flowers are easily carried by the wind so that it is easily spread.
It is known that bandotan can be used as organic fertilizer and vegetable insecticide. In addition, it can also be used as medicine, pesticide, herbicide, and vegetable fertilizer that can increase crop production.
Your photography looks so beautiful on this little wildflower.
With the purple on the wildflowers it really looks very beautiful mate.