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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

Asthma, Coughs, Pulmonary diseases, Dyspepsia, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Oedema, Urethral discharges, Venereal diseases, Skin diseases, Eczema^[1].

Parts Used

Young leaves, Root.^[1].

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Hakkarike
Hindi	Samdudri
Malayalam	Anayatiyan
Tamil	Anashovadi
Telugu	Enugabira
Marathi	Hastipata
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Gojivha
English	Elephant Foot

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
				Flowering from September to November

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
					Fruiting from September to November

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

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Commonly seen growing in areas

Occurs in grasslands, Wasteland, Roadsides, Along fields, Forest borders.

Photo Gallery

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.153, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
↑ [Chemistry]
↑ [Morphology]
↑ Cultivation

External Links

[Karnataka_Medicinal_Plants-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.153, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru

[chemical_composition-2] [Chemistry]

[Leaf-3] [Morphology]

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-4] Cultivation

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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==
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+{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Pulmonary diseases}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Oedema}}, {{Uses|Urethral discharges}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
 ==Parts Used==