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'''Dugdhika''' (sometimes called '''asthma-plant''') is a pantropical weed, possibly native to India. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways. It is widely used as a medicinal herb. It   ==Uses=={{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|coryza}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|worm infestations}}, {{Uses|dysentery}}, {{Uses|jaundice}}, {{Uses|pimples}}, {{Uses|gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|digestive problems}}, {{Uses|tumours}}.  ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|leaves}}  ==Chemical Composition==alkanes, triterpenes, phytosterols, tannins, polyphenols, and flavanoids<ref name="chemical composition"/>  ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Akkegida|ml=Nelapalai|sa=Nagarjuni, Pusitoa|ta=Amman Pacharisi|te=Nanabala|hi=Lal Dudhi|en=equirity}}  ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya======Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===  ==Habit=={{Habit| A small wiry straggler(5m)}}  ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Paripinnate|opposite|-4 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, oblong-lanceolate, with a pointed tip and a finely toothed margin}}.<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|greenish or pinkish|peduncles reddish brown|Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|globular clusters|Inflorescence dense, globular clusters|hairy, 3-lobed capsule, 1.25-2 x 1.5 mm, splitting into three|1-seeded|Fruiting throughout the year}} ===Other features===  ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is also called used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'Euphorbia hirta''', '''Sudauparni''', '''Kempuneneyakki''',  ==Where to get the saplings==  ==Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}  ==How to plant/cultivate==Prefers a light well-drained moderately rich loam in an open sunny position<ref name="common namesHow to plant/cultivate"/> etc  ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Waste places in lowland}}, {{Commonly seen|cultivated fields in lowland}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist open places}}

This erect or prostrate annual herb can get up to 60 cm long with a solid, hairy stem that produces an abundant white latex==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Euphorbia hirta NP. There are stipules presentJPGFile:Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta) 2.jpgFile:Euphorbia hirta simanisiki01. The leaves are simple, elliptical, hairy jpgFile:Asthma Weed (on both upper and lower surfaces but particularly on the veins on the lower leaf surfaceEuphorbia hirta), with a finely dentate margin. Leaves occur in opposite pairs on the stemjpgFile:Euphorbia hirta plant. The flowers are unisexual and found in axillary cymes at each leaf nodejpgFile:Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta) 5. They lack petals and are generally on a stalkjpgFile:Euphorbia hirta. The fruit is a capsules with three valves and produces tiny, oblong, four-sided red seeds. It has a white or brown taprootJPGFile:Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta) 3.jpg</gallery>

== References == <references><ref name="common nameschemical composition">[httphttps://parisaramahitiwww.ncbi.karnlm.nicnih.ingov/pmc/medicinal_plants_newarticles/med%20plantsPMC3249903/p95.html "Sudauparni-parisaramahitichemistry"]</ref><ref name="usesLeaf">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nihcabi.gov/pmcorg/articlesisc/PMC3249903datasheet/ 21355 "Euphorbia hirtaplant description"]</ref><ref name="uses2How to plant/cultivate">"Williamson EM[https://www. China: Churchill Livingstone; 2002pfaf. Major Herbs of Ayurvedaorg/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Euphorbia+hirta "Cultivation details"]</ref></references>

==External Links==* [https://enwww.wikipediasciencedirect.orgcom/wikitopics/Euphorbia_hirta Euphorbia_hirtaagricultural-Wikipediaand-biological-sciences/euphorbia-hirta Euphorbia hirta: Its chemistry, traditional and medicinal uses, and pharmacological activities]* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/euphorbia-hirta Euphorbia Hirta on science direct] * [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13880200701214748 Antimalarial Flavonol Glycosides from Euphorbia hirta]