| PlantID | 0008 |
| Botanical Name | Galium aparine |
| Common Name | Goose grass |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Rubiales | | Family: | Rubiaceae | | Genus: | Galium | | Species: | aparine |
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| Part used | Whole plant |
| Medicinal Properties | Diuretic, lymphatic, alternative, anti-inflammatoey, tonic, astringent, anti-neoplastic, aperient. |
| Medicinal Use | Dysuria, painful micturition, renel and cystic irritation with burning, inflammatory states of the urinary tract and for febrile condition. |
| Chemistry | Iridoid glycosides (asperuloside, acumin), galiosin, tannins, citric acid, gallotanic acid, flavonoids. |
| Cultivation | It prefers a loose moist leafy soil in partial shade, this plant does not really need any help to produce itself and can be invasive. It provides food for larva of many butterfly species. |
| Regional Habitat | Generally found in gardens, not common. Distribution: Jaipur district of Rajasthan. |
| Description | It is an annual plant with a delicate quadrangular, prickly stem. Growing from 2 to 6 feet long. Leaves: 1 or 2 inches in length, and about 1 inch in width. It has a whorl of leaves in combinations of sixes, sevens, or
eights. Flowers: white, small, abundant and scattered. Fruits: arge and bristly, with hooked prickles. Flowers and fruits appears during February-May. |
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