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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, Swelling, Diarrhea, Cough, Kidney complaints, Indigestion, Colic^[1]

Parts Used

Seed, Leaf.

Chemical Composition

Palmitic acid, B-sitosterol, Glutinol, and a mixture of B-amyrin and Isomultiflorenol^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Manitumbe gida
Hindi	Mithi patti, Jaldaniya
Malayalam
Tamil	Sarakkotthini
Telugu	POttiboli
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 plant

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^[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Subtropical area, Tropical area.

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References

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External Links

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