| PlantID | 0020 |
| Botanical Name | Eclipta prostrata |
| Common Name | Bhangra |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Eclipta | | Species: | prostrata |
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| Part used | Whole plant |
| Medicinal Properties | Antiseptic, Astringent, Depurative, emetic, Febrifuge, Ophthalmic, Purgative, Styptic, Tonic, Deobstruent Oil. |
| Medicinal Use | Dropsy, liver complaints, anaemia, diphtheria, tinnitus, tooth loss, premature greying of the hair, oil to treat hair loss, eczema, dermatitis, wounds, jaundice, catarrhal problems, scorpion stings. |
| Chemistry | Eliptine, wedelactones, thiophene-derivatives. |
| Cultivation | Propagule various pollination method planting still, crop spacing, row spacing, cold frame, planting period, harvesting period, frost tolerance, heat requirement, fertilizer, typical time to harvest. |
| Regional Habitat | Wet places in fields. |
| Description | Node-rooting annual herb. Leaves: lanceolate, elliptic or oblong, acute-acuminate. Flowers: acute at base, subsessile heads terminal and axillary, semiglobose, to 1cm wide, pendunculate, heterogamous. Involucre of ovate, acute, appressed-pubscent bract, florets pistillate, disc florets perfect. Fruits: achenes of ray florets 3-angled, of disc-florets 4-angled. |
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