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[[File:Gardenology.org-IMG 2750 rbgs11jan.jpg|thumb|right|Pudding grass]]'''Hedeoma pulegioides'Pudding grass'']]is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.==Uses=={{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Painful menstruation}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
== Uses Chemical Composition==<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya======Rasa===
==Habit==
{{Habit|HerbSeeds}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|The opposite leaves are about 1" long and ¼" across; they are elliptic, oblong-lanceolate, or oblong-oblanceolate in shape. The margins of the leaves are smooth or they have a few blunt teeth toward their tips. The petioles of the leaves are short and slender. The leaves have a strong medicinal-mint scent.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Verticillaster|White or violet|2|Small axillary clusters of 1-4 flowers are produced from the base of each middle to upper leaf. Each flower is about ¼" long and half as much across, consisting of a 2-lipped tubular corolla, a tubular calyx with 5 teeth, 2 stamens, and a 4-celled ovary with a single style. The corolla is white or blue-violet with a contrasting color near its throat. Along the outer rim of the corolla, there is an upper lobe, 2 lateral lobes, and a lower lobe; they are short and rounded (although not always well-defined). The hairy ridged calyx has 3 upper triangular teeth and 2 lower teeth that are slender-lanceolate.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Nutlet||At maturity, each fertile flower is replaced by 4 nutlets|This wildflower reproduces by reseeding itself. It occasionally forms colonies at favorable sites||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Temperate areaDry soils}}, {{Commonly seen| Open woods}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Hedeoma+pulegioides Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/cook/HEDEOMA_PULEGIOIDES.htm Hedeoma pulegioides on henriettes-herb.com]* [http://homeoint.org/books/boericmm/h/hedeo.htm Hedeoma pulegioides on homeoint.org]* [ ]
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