| Aster tongolensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aster |
| Species: | A. tongolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aster tongolensis Franch. | |
Aster tongolensis, commonly called East Indies aster, is a plant species of the genus Aster . [1] [2] Along with Aster souliei , it has been used in traditional Tibetan medicine for thousands of years as treatment for bronchitis, difficulty in urinating, and hemoptysis caused by tuberculosis. [3]
