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Lippia alba - Bushy matgrass

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[[File:Lippia alba.jpg|thumb|right|''Lippia alba'', ''bushy matgrass'']]
'''Lippia alba''' is a species of [[Flowering plant]] in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
== Description Uses== {{Uses|heart problems}}, {{Uses|soothe tachycardia}}, {{Uses|cure fevers}}, {{Uses|stomach pain}}, {{Uses|cleanse the bladder}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
The species is also present in Australia and India, where it is probably a human introduction. Common names include bushy matgrass,<ref name="int"/> bushy lippia, hierba negra,<ref name="int2"/> and pitiona. It is a multi-branched shrub, reaching a height of 1.5 m (4.9 ft). Leaves measure 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in) in length and 0.9 to 2 cm (0.35 to 0.79 in) in width and are opposite or in threes. Flowers with white, pinkParts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, or light blue-purple corollas form on spikes 2 cm (0.79 in) long{{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
== Uses Chemical Composition==The plant contains an essential oil composed principally of dihydrocarvone. Other compounds include limonene, pinene, linalol, and camphor.==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
*Bushy lippia is widely cultivated as an ornamental for its aromatic foliage and beautiful flowers.<ref name="int2"/>=Habit==*The leaves are used for flavoring foods, such as mole sauces from Oaxaca, Mexico *The plant is used medicinally for its somatic, sedative, antidepressant, and analgesic properties.<ref name="uses"/>{{Habit|Aromatic shrub}}
==Common Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}.<ref name=="Leaf"/>
* '''Kannada''' ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2- ಕರಿಅರಿಶಿನ4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
== References =Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
<references>===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Prefers a position in full sun in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil<ref name="intHow to plant/cultivate"/>[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?22367 "Taxon: Lippia alba (Mill.)  ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|tropical}}, {{Commonly seen|subtropical America}}, {{Commonly seen|Argentina to southern N. EAmerica}}. Br. ex Britton & P. Wilson"]</ref> ==Photo Gallery==<ref namegallery class="int2left">[http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/lippiaalba.htm caption="Bushy Lippia, White-flowered Lippia, Hierba Negra, Hierba del Negro, Hierba Buena, Alfombirlla, Cidrilla, Oregano de Burro, Salva do Brasil, Salva Colorado, Te de Castilla, Toronjil de Espana Mirto, Juan slama, Salvia, Sonora, Mastranto, Te del Pais, Te de Maceta, Te del Pan Lippia alba (L. geminata)"]</ref><ref namewidths="uses140px">heights="Lippia alba Prontoalivio, Erva cidreira, juanilama, Melissa140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02. United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmentjpg Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT. January 2005BOT.</ref> 2004.0.jpg</referencesgallery>
== External Links References==
*<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://enwww.wikipediasciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/wikiweb/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref><ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicine"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/Lippia_alba cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lippia +alba-Wikipedia"practical palnts"]</ref></references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bushy%20Lippia.html]
* [https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=rjmp.2012.334.340]
* [http://thinkinglaymen.org.in/plant_details.php?id=531]
* [https://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/lippia-alba.html]
* [http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-05722016000100191]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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