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'''Mollugo cerviana''' is a species of flowering plant known by the common name threadstem carpetweed. It can be found on most continents growing as a weed in many types of dry, sandy habitat types.
==Uses==
{{Uses|uterine Uterine stimulant antiseptic}}, {{Uses|febrifugeFebrifuge}}, {{Uses|stomach Stomach ache}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhea}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flower}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Tender shoots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Plant contains flavone-c-glycoside orientin, vitexin. Use - Stomachic, aperient and antiseptic. Flower and tender shoots diaphoretic and febrifuge. Root boiled in oil for application in gout and rheumatism.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=kaage Kaage purale gida, kaage Kaage purule gida, kage purale gida, parpaataka gida, parpataka|ml=parpatakaParpataka|sa=grishmasundaraGrishmasundara, parpataka, phanya, parpataParpataka|ta=citalacatti2, citam, citam2, citappiriyanCitalacatti2, cukkumapattiri, cutcumapattiri, kilavankuti, kirismacuntarakam, kolanti, kottamakantakam, kucattinpati2, kuccakam2Citam|te=parpaataka, parpadagum, parpataka, parpatakamu, pichhu kaaluParpaataka, verri chatarasiParpadagum|hi=chirimorioChirimorio, chiriya Chiriya ro khet, jima, parpat, taph-jhad|en=}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|linear Linear in shape|1.5 centimeters long, Arranged in whorls around the stem. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2 millimeters long,|whitishWhitish||The inflorescence is a loose umbel of tiny flowers. Petal-like sepals. Flowering season is May-October}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant is often regarded as a troublesome weed in the areas in which it occurs.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://herbs.indianmedicinalplants.info/index.php/sanskrit-names-of-plants/44-2012-02-24-07-34-36/365-mollugo-cerviana#:~:text=Chemical%20Constituents%2D%20Plant%20contains%20flavone,application%20in%20gout%20and%20rheumatism. "chemical Chemical composition"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollugo_cerviana "Identification"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mollugo+cerviana "Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5159,5162,5163 Mirabilis jalapaMollugo cerviana on ucjeps.berkeley.edu]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:MOLLUGINACEAE]]
