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[[File:Starr 060928-0405 Chamaesyce prostrata.jpg|thumb|right|''Dugdhikā'']]
'''Dugdhika''' is a pantropical weed, possibly native to India. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands roadsides and pathways. It is widely used as a medicinal herb.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Coryza}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Worm infestations}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Digestive problems}}, {{Uses|Tumours}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Whole plant}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Akkegida|ml=Nelapalai|sa=Nagarjuni, Pusitoa|ta=Amman Pacharisi|te=Nanabala|hi=Lal Dudhi|en=equirityEquirity}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit| A small wiry straggler}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|oppositeOpposite|-4 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, oblong-lanceolate, with a pointed tip and a finely toothed margin}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|greenish Greenish or pinkish|peduncles Peduncles reddish brown|Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|globular Globular clusters|Inflorescence dense, globular clusters|hairyHairy, 3-lobed capsule, 1.25-2 x 1.5 mm, splitting into three||1-seeded|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
File:Euphorbia prostrata.jpg|Fruit
File:Starr 080604-5940 Chamaesyce prostrata.jpg|Flower and fruit
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249903/ "chemistry"Chemistry]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/21355 "plant Plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Euphorbia+hirta "Cultivation details]</ref> <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"]>Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.223, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.</ref>
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