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{{Infobox names
 
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| sanskrit            = [[Nagarjuni]], [[Pusitoa]]
 
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| kannada            = [[Akkegida]]
 
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| hindi                  = [[Lal Dudhi]]
 
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| malayalam        = [[Nelapalai]]
 
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| marathi              = [[Moti Dudhi]]
 
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| bengali              = [[Barakeru]]
 
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| tamil = [[Amman Pacharisi]]
 
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| telugu = [[Nanabala]]
 
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| gujarati = [[Dudheli]]
 
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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 is also called as '''Euphorbia hirta''', '''Sudauparni''', '''Kempuneneyakki''',<ref name="common names"/> etc
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'''Dugdhika''' 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.  
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|coryza}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|worm infestations}}, {{Uses|dysentery}}, {{Uses|jaundice}}, {{Uses|pimples}}, {{Uses|gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|digestive problems}}, {{Uses|tumours}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|leaves}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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alkanes, triterpenes, phytosterols, tannins, polyphenols, and flavanoids<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Akkegida|ml=Nelapalai|sa=Nagarjuni, Pusitoa|ta=Amman Pacharisi|te=Nanabala|hi=Lal Dudhi|en=equirity}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit| A small wiry straggler(5m)}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{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"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|greenish or pinkish|peduncles reddish brown|Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{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}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Prefers a light well-drained moderately rich loam in an open sunny position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Waste places in lowland}}, {{Commonly seen|cultivated fields in lowland}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist open places}}
  
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== Description ==
 
  
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This erect or prostrate annual herb can get up to 60 cm long with a solid, hairy stem that produces an abundant white latex. There are stipules present. The leaves are simple, elliptical, hairy (on both upper and lower surfaces but particularly on the veins on the lower leaf surface), with a finely dentate margin. Leaves occur in opposite pairs on the stem. The flowers are unisexual and found in axillary cymes at each leaf node. They lack petals and are generally on a stalk. The fruit is a capsules with three valves and produces tiny, oblong, four-sided red seeds. It has a white or brown taproot.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Euphorbia hirta NP.JPG
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File:Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta) 2.jpg
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File:Euphorbia hirta simanisiki01.jpg
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File:Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta).jpg
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File:Euphorbia hirta plant.jpg
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File:Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta) 5.jpg
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File:Euphorbia hirta.JPG
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File:Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta) 3.jpg
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</gallery>
  
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== Uses ==
 
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*Decoction of dry herbs is used for skin diseases.
 
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*Root decoction is also used in the treatment of nursing mother deficient in milk.<ref name="uses"/> 
 
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*The roots are used for snake bites.<ref name="uses2"/> 
 
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==Common name==
 
  
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* '''Hindi'''- Dudhi
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==References==
  
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== References ==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249903/ "chemistry"]</ref>
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<references>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/21355 "plant description"]</ref>
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<ref name="common names">[http://parisaramahiti.kar.nic.in/medicinal_plants_new/med%20plants/p95.html "Sudauparni-parisaramahiti"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Euphorbia+hirta "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="uses">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249903/ "Euphorbia hirta"]</ref>
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<ref name="uses2">"Williamson EM. China: Churchill Livingstone; 2002. Major Herbs of Ayurveda."</ref>
 
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== External Links ==
 
  
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_hirta Euphorbia_hirta-Wikipedia]
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/euphorbia-hirta Euphorbia hirta: Its chemistry, traditional and medicinal uses, and pharmacological activities]
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/euphorbia-hirta Euphorbia Hirta on science direct]
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* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13880200701214748 Antimalarial Flavonol Glycosides from Euphorbia hirta]
  
 
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Euphorbia hirta, Asthma-plant, Dugdhika


Dugdhika 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.


Uses

cough, coryza, bronchitis, asthma, worm infestations, dysentery, jaundice, pimples, gonorrhoea, digestive problems, tumours.


Parts Used

leaves


Chemical Composition

alkanes, triterpenes, phytosterols, tannins, polyphenols, and flavanoids[1]


Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Akkegida
Hindi Lal Dudhi
Malayalam Nelapalai
Tamil Amman Pacharisi
Telugu Nanabala
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Nagarjuni, Pusitoa
English 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

A small wiry straggler(5m)


Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate opposite -4 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, oblong-lanceolate, with a pointed tip and a finely toothed margin

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long greenish or pinkish peduncles reddish brown Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
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 {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used


Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds


How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a light well-drained moderately rich loam in an open sunny position[3]


Commonly seen growing in areas

Waste places in lowland, cultivated fields in lowland, Moist open places


Photo Gallery

  • Euphorbia hirta NP.JPG
  • Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta) 2.jpg
  • Euphorbia hirta simanisiki01.jpg
  • Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta).jpg
  • Euphorbia hirta plant.jpg
  • Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta) 5.jpg
  • Euphorbia hirta.JPG
  • Asthma Weed (Euphorbia hirta) 3.jpg


References

  1. ↑ "chemistry"
  2. ↑ "plant description"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"


External Links

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