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 Duhsparsha '''Tragia involucrata''' is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Alternately arranged leaves are oblong-lanceolate or ovate, toothed, base heart-shaped or rounded, tip long pointed. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few, in lower part of inflorescence; and male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds.This herb is belongs to Euphorbeaceae family.

{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Bronchits}}, {{Uses|Skin DeseasesDiseases}}, {{Uses|Baldness}}.

Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003).<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=Turike Balli|ml=Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva|sa=Vrischikali|ta=Kanchori|te=Telukondicettu|hi=Barhanta|en=stinging nettle}}.<ref name="Common names"/>

{{Habit|Annual Herbherb}}

{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm|Ovate , ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides and petiole to 2.5 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|2 cm longAxillary spikes|YellowGreenish yellow|3-5|Female 2 cm long; male flowers c. 3 mm acrossabove, ebracteate; tepals 6female flowers 1-2, at the base. Male flowers c. 1 .5 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, enlarged and spreading in fruitsacross}}

{{Fruit|enlargedCapsule|ovate-lanceolate|Capsule c. 0.6 x 1 cm, 1cm||3-lobed, hispid|With hooked hairs|Seeds globose}}

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.

<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/tragia-involucrata.php "Chemical Constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231373 "morphology"Morphology]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http:Cultivation]<//practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria ref><ref name="CultivationCommon names"]>Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:63</ref>

* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412214/ PHYTOCHEMICAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROFILES OF TRAGIA SPECIESJournal for African medicinal plants]