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Tridax procumbens

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{{stub}}[[File:"Tridax procumbens".JPG|thumb|right|''Tridax procumbens'']]'''Tridax procumbens''' is a herbaceous perennial plant with creeping stems up to 75cm long that become erect at their ends. The stems produce new roots at the leaf nodes. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Bronchial catarrh}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Bleeding}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains Thirty nine known alkaloids (mainly akuammidine, 68.756%), twenty three known flavonoids (mainly 17.593% kaempferol and 12.538% (−)-epicatechin) etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Division}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant is particularly well-adapted to coarse-textured soils.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Dry locations}}, {{Commonly seen|Especially sandy}}, {{Commonly seen|Rocky sites like roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Waste places}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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"Tridax procumbens".JPG"Tridax procumbens- Vetttukayapoondu".JPG(Danaus chrysippus) Plain tiger spotted at Andhra University.jpg(Tridax procumbens) flowers at Madhurawada 01.JPG(Tridax procumbens) flowers at Madhurawada 02.JPG
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281032172_Phytochemical_Composition_of_Tridax_procumbens_Linn_Leaves_Potential_as_a_Functional_Food Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/cannabis-sativa Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tridax+procumbens Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://bioinfo.bisr.res.in/project/domap/plant_details.php plantid=0131&bname=Tridax%20procumbens Tridax procumbens on Bioinfo.in]* [ https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=4554 Tridax procumbens on invasive.org]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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