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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.
Leaves are used in treatment of fever, cough, bronchitis and dental trouble.
Leaves and stems are used for diabetes.
== References ==
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<ref name="int">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?33402 Scoparia dulcis.]</ref>
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== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoparia_dulcis Scoparia dulcis-Wikipedia]
[[Category:Herbs]]
