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[[File:450px-Scoparia dulcis 1.JPG|thumb|leftright|''Sweet Broom Weed'', ''Scoparia dulcis'']][[Category:Herbs]]
'''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. It is native to the Neotropics but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world.
Leaves and stems are used for diabetes.
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