| PlantID | 0050 |
| Botanical Name | Eclipta alba |
| Common Name | Bhringraj |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Eclipta | | Species: | alba |
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| Part used | Whole plant |
| Medicinal Properties | Bitter, acrid, thermogenic, alterative, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic. anodyne, vulnerary, ophthalmic, digestive, carminative, haematinic, diuretic, aphrodisiac, trichogenous, debostruant, depurative and febrifuge. |
| Medicinal Use | Useful in hepatosplenomegaly, elephantiasis, inflammations, gastropathy, anorexia, helminthiasis, skin diseases, wounds, ulcers, ophthalmopathy, debility, hypertension, strangury, leprosy, pruritis, fever, jaundice, odontalgia, otalgia and cephalalgia. Also used for blackening and strengthening of the hair, for stopping haemorrhages and fluxes, and for strengthening the gums. Seeds: used for increasing sexual vigour.
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| Chemistry | Thiophene derivatives, mono-, di- and trithiophene acetylenes. Aerial parts: terthienyl aldehyde, ecliptal besides stigmasterol and bita-sitosterol, 2-an-geloyloxy methylene-5-dithiophene. Root: thiophene acetylenes.
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| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Found in moist areas, waste places and road sides. The plant shows variations in habit in different habitats, in dry and rocky habitats, it reduces in size. Distribution: almost throughout the Rajasthan.
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| Description | Perennial herb, erect or prostrate, grows upto 30-40 cm in height. Stems: green or purple, bristly, thickened at the nodes. Leaves: opposite, subsessile, lanceolate-oblong, denticulate, hirsute on both sides. Flowers: white in axillary or terminal head, the female radiated, the bisexual in the centre. Achene 3-angled, slightly flattened. Flowers and fruits appears throughout the year.
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