| PlantID | 0012 |
| Botanical Name | Bidens pilosa |
| Common Name | Beggar ticks |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Bidens | | Species: | pilosa |
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| Part used | Whole plant, leaves and flowers. |
| Medicinal Properties | Astringent, Antihaemorrhagic, Styptic diuretic, Anti-inflammatory, Mucous membrane tonic throughout the body, Minor anti-microbial activity, Neo plastic. |
| Medicinal Use | Coughs, Conjunctivitis, Dysentry, Haematuria, urethritis, Custitis, Cloudy urine, Hypertrophy, Kidney stones, Diarrhoe, Peptic ulcers, Colitis, Mucoid colitis, IBS, Haemorrhoids, Sinusitis, Sinus headaches especially from allegies, Infections and pollution. Muskuloskeletal-elevated uric acid blood levels in gout. |
| Chemistry | Chalcone and Aurone glycoside, Volatile oils, acylated okanin glycoside, Gallic and oxalic acid, Phenolic astringents. |
| Cultivation | Propagule various pollination method, planting style, crop spacing, row spacing, cold frame, planting period, harvesting period, frost tolerance, heat requirement, fertilizer, typical time to harvest. |
| Regional Habitat | Occurrence rare, generally found in Udaiput district of Rajasthan. |
| Description | An erect annual or perennial herb with branching habit to about 1m high. Leaves are deeply divided into three toothed lobes,with the terminal lobe larger than the the other two. individual flowers are yellow but are tiny and held in dense terminal clusters in a widely branching flowering head. Seeds are black, about 1cm long, with 2 or 3 barbed. Awns at the tip. Flowers and fruits appears during December-February. |
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