| PlantID | 0028 |
| Botanical Name | Sonchus oleraceus |
| Common Name | Dodak |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Asteridae | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Sonchus | | Species: | oleraceus |
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| Part used | Roots, leaves and bronish gum. |
| Medicinal Properties | Anticancer, Cathartic, Antipyretic. Roots and Leaves: Tonic, Febrifuge. |
| Medicinal Use | Obstructions, pain from scalding urine, sediment in bladder and retention of urine, warts, poultice to inflammatory swellings, fever, stimulating physical, mental or emotional vigor.
Gum: Hydrogogue. |
| Chemistry | Water, calories, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Ash, Calcium, phophorus, iron, vitmin A, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, vitamin C. |
| Cultivation | Succeeds in moist soils in sunny position. |
| Regional Habitat | Common weed of cultivated fields, marshy-places and occasionally a forest undergrowth. Distribution: Ganganagar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Nagaur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Alwar, Ajmer, Sirohi, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Bundi, Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur, Banswara and Jhalawar districts of Rajasthan.
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| Description | Tree, 20-40 feet high, many spreading branches. Leaves: pinnate, alternate, 12-18 inches long, deciduous, leaflets opposite. Flowers: bright yellow, long, pendulous racemes. Fruits: cylindric, inpod, drooping. Seeds: oval, glossy and somewhat flattened. Flowers and fruits appears during November-April. |
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