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[[File:450px-Scoparia dulcis 1.JPG|thumb|right|''Sweet Broom Weed'', ''Scoparia dulcis'']]
'''Scoparia dulcis''' is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family and It is native to the Neotropics but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Gastralgia}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Intestinal affections}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Enteritis}}, {{Uses|Beriberi}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Kidney complaints}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Colic}}<ref name="Uses"/>
== Medicinal Uses Chemical Composition==Palmitic acid, B-sitosterol, Glutinol, and a mixture of B-amyrin and Isomultiflorenol<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common name=Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Oblong-elliptic|Leaf Arrangement is Decussate or whorled}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white|5|Flowers are Solitary or 2, axillary and Flowering throughout the year. Flowering from May to October}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|ellipsoid|7–10 mm|Fruit are globose capsule and Fruiting throughout the year||Septicidal, Reticulate|Fruiting from May to October}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A common weed of lowland tropical and subtropical areas, found in areas where it rains all year round and also where there is a prolonged dry season[310 ]. Succeeds in most soils<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Anisillo (in Peru) (3709163233).jpg Bitterbroom (3709135949).jpg Bon Dhonya (Bengali- বন ধনিযা) (2661183096).jpg Broomweed (4825741797).jpg Chinibuta (in Santal) (3709156161).jpg </gallery> == References ==
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<ref name="intchemical composition">[http://www.vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjchem/article/view/4660 Chemical constituents]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231128 Morphology]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://npgswebwww.ars-grinpfaf.govorg/gringlobaluser/taxonomydetailPlant.aspx?33402 LatinName=Scoparia +dulcisCultivation details]</ref> <ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.585</ref> <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.584, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==* [http://ijpsr.com/bft-article/pharmacognostic-phytochemical-investigation-pharmacological-evaluation-of-scoparia-dulcis-linn-plant-extracts-for-nephro-protective-activity/?view=fulltext Scoparia dulcis]* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Scoparia+dulcis Scoparia dulcis on useful trophical plants]* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sweet%20Broom%20Weed.html Scoparia dulcis on flowers of india]* [https://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/project/value_addition/Vegetables/089.html Scoparia dulcis on jircas.affrc.go.jp]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plantaginaceae]]
