Scoparia dulcis L.

• Family: Plantaginaceae
• Vernacular names: Kallurukki, കല്ലുരുക്കി (Malayalam), Sweet broom weed (English), Pashanabheda (Sanskrit), Sarakkotthini (Tamil)
• Distribution: Native of Tropical America; now Pantropical
• Description: Erect herbs. Leaves decussate to whorled, obovate-oblong. Flowers white, axillary. Capsules globose; seeds 4-angled, reticulate.
• Habit: Herb
• Habitat: Waste land and open areas
• Flowering & Fruiting: Throughout the year

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• Parts used: Whole plant
• Properties & Uses: Plant is emetic, astringent and diuretic. Decoction of the whole plant is gargled to relieve toothache. Root decoction is used to treat blennorrhagia and mucilaginous.
• Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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