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'''Elephantopus scaber''' is an erect, perennial herb growing up to 80 cm tall. A popular medicinal herb in Africa, where it is often gathered from the wild. The leaves are also sometimes eaten locally.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Pulmonary diseases}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Oedema}}, {{Uses|Urethral discharges}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Young leaves}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Elephantopus+scaber Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name=“Karnataka Medicinal Plants”>"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.153, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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