- Synonym:
- Eclipta alba (L.) Hasskarl
- Plant Family:
- Asteraceae.
- Habit & Habitat:
- An annual small branched herb, common as a weed in damp places along cannels in sub-tropical area.
- Plant Description:
- Leaf simple, oblong-lanceolate, opposite, short stalked, with less coarse hair, slightly toothed, 2-10.cm long. Inflorescence composed of terminal and axillary capitula. Involucre globose to bell-shaped. Flower white, with ray and disc florets. Fruit an achene with ribbed margins.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- April-September.
- Harvesting Time:
- May-October.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally fresh juice of leaf is used for promoting growth of hair and to control premature greying of hair.Infusion of whole plant is useful in liver and spleen disorders.
- Part Used:
- Whole plant.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Cultivation, Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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