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'''Maconha brava''' or '''Zornia latifolia''' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is native to South America. Its distribution may extend into Central and North America. It is also known as a naturalized species in tropical western Africa.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Joint pains}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
==Chemical Composition==
Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Habit==
{{Habit|slender Slender herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|The leaves are leaflets lanceolate-oblong, acute at the apex, glabrous or pubescent, 1-4 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|-}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"Sciencedirect]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/forages/Media/Html/entities/zornia_latifolia.htm "plant Plant description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplantstropical.orgtheferns.info/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical viewtropical.php?id=Zornia+latifolia Practical palnts"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Fabaceae]]
