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'''Scoparia dulcis''' is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family. Common names include '''''licorice weed''''', '''''goatweed''''', '''''scoparia-weed''''' and '''''sweet-broom''''' in English, '''''tapeiçava''''', '''''tapixaba''''', and '''''vassourinha''''' in Portuguese, '''''escobillo''''' in Spanish, and '''''tipychä kuratu''''' in Guarani.<ref name="int"/> It is native to the Neotropics but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world.
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'''Scoparia dulcis''' is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family and It is native to the Neotropics but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world.
  
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== Medicinal Uses ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|gastralgia}}, {{Uses|dysentery}}, {{Uses|intestinal affections}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|enteritis}}, {{Uses|beriberi}}, {{Uses|edema}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|kidney complaintss}}, {{Uses|indigestion}}, {{Uses|colic}}.
  
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Leaves are used in treatment of fever, cough, bronchitis and dental trouble.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
  
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Leaves and stems are used for diabetes.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Palmitic acid, b-sitosterol, glutinol, and a mixture of b-amyrin and isomultiflorenol<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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==Common name==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=Sarakkotthini|te=|hi=Mithi patti|en=Sweet Broom Weed, Sweet Broom Wort}}
  
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* '''English''' - Sweet Broom Weed
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==Properties==
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* '''Kannada''' - ಮೃಗಾಂಧಿ ಗಿಡ
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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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* '''Hindi''' - मीठी पत्ती
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===Dravya===
  
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== References ==
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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|Annual plantHerb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Oblong-elliptic|Leaf Arrangement is Decussate or whorled}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white|5|Flowers are Solitary or 2, axillary and Flowering throughout the year}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|ellipsoid|7–10 mm|Fruit are globose capsule and Fruiting throughout the year|septicidal, reticulate|4}}
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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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A common weed of lowland tropical and subtropical areas, found in areas where it rains all year round and also where there is a prolonged dry season[310 ]. Succeeds in most soils<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Subtropical}}, {{Commonly seen|Tropical}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Anisillo (in Peru) (3709163233).jpg
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Bitterbroom (3709135949).jpg
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Bon Dhonya (Bengali- বন ধনিযা) (2661183096).jpg
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Broomweed (4825741797).jpg
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Chinibuta (in Santal) (3709156161).jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
  
 
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<ref name="int">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?33402 Scoparia dulcis.]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjchem/article/view/4660 "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231128 "morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Scoparia+dulcis "Cultivation details"]</ref>
 
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</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [http://ijpsr.com/bft-article/pharmacognostic-phytochemical-investigation-pharmacological-evaluation-of-scoparia-dulcis-linn-plant-extracts-for-nephro-protective-activity/?view=fulltext Scoparia dulcis]
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Scoparia+dulcis Scoparia dulcis on useful trophical plants]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sweet%20Broom%20Weed.html Scoparia dulcis on flowers of india]
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* [https://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/project/value_addition/Vegetables/089.html  Scoparia dulcis on jircas.affrc.go.jp]
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoparia_dulcis Scoparia dulcis-Wikipedia]
 
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*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sweet%20Broom%20Weed.html flowersofindia]
 
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 17:38, 6 June 2018

Sweet Broom Weed, Scoparia dulcis


Scoparia dulcis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family and It is native to the Neotropics but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world.

Uses

gastralgia, dysentery, intestinal affections, fever, enteritis, beriberi, edema, Diarrhea, coughs, kidney complaintss, indigestion, colic.

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Palmitic acid, b-sitosterol, glutinol, and a mixture of b-amyrin and isomultiflorenol[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Mithi patti
Malayalam
Tamil Sarakkotthini
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Sweet Broom Weed, Sweet Broom Wort


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

Annual plantHerb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Oblong-elliptic Leaf Arrangement is Decussate or whorled

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long white 5 Flowers are Solitary or 2, axillary and Flowering throughout the year

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
ellipsoid 7–10 mm Fruit are globose capsule and Fruiting throughout the year septicidal, reticulate 4 {{{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

A common weed of lowland tropical and subtropical areas, found in areas where it rains all year round and also where there is a prolonged dry season[310 ]. Succeeds in most soils[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Subtropical, Tropical.

Photo Gallery

  • Anisillo (in Peru) (3709163233).jpg
  • Bitterbroom (3709135949).jpg
  • Bon Dhonya (Bengali- বন ধনিযা) (2661183096).jpg
  • Broomweed (4825741797).jpg
  • Chinibuta (in Santal) (3709156161).jpg

References

  1. ↑ "chemical constituents"
  2. ↑ "morphology"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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