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Eclipta prostrata

Scientific Name
Eclipta prostrata
Family Name
Compositae
Common Names
Local Names
Bhangra (India), Urang-aring (Indonesia)
Description
Annual, erect or prostrate, branched herb; stem and branches strigose. Leaves sessile,oblong-lanceolate, entire, acute or subacute, sparsely strigose with appressed hairs onboth sides. Heads solitary or two together on unequal axillary peduncles. Ray-flowersligulate, the ligule small, spreading, scarcely as long as the bracts, not toothed. Disk-flowers tubular, the corollas often 4-toothed. Pappus absent. Achenes cuneate,compressed and with a narrow wing, covered with warty excrescences. (India)
A tender herb with decumben or assending banches. Stem, 20-40 purplish in colour.Leaves opposite to 5cm x 1.3, narrowly ellitic with acute tips, densticulate margins,purberulent and nearly sessile. Flower-head, solitary or in two at stem terminal oraxillary, to 1cm across; stalk to 3cm long; involucre 10 in 2 alternating sizes; rayflowers in famale form and white-coloured; disc flowers hermaphrodite, tubular with4 lobes, yellowish-green. Fruit, an anchene, 2-3mm long and 1mm wide and flat.Semak, tinggi kurang lebih 40cm; Batang tegak, berkayu, bulat, hijau pucat; Dauntunggal, lonjong, berseling, panjang kurang lebih 11cm, lebar 4cm, pangkal bulat,ujung meruncing, pertulangan menyirip, hijau pucat; Bunga majemuk, bentuk malai,di ujung batang, mahkota lonjong, panjang 4cm, ungu, benang sari bercabang, ungu;Buah kotak, lonjong, kuning kehijauan berbintik coklat; Biji lonjong pipih, diameter1cm, hitam mengkilat; Akar tunggang, coklat kotor. (Indonesia)
Uses
Anthelmintic, alaxipharnic, inflammation, eye disease, bronchitis, asthma,leucoderma, anaemia, itch, elephantiasis, expectorant, anti pyretic, headache, fever,internal diseases (India)
Hair tonic (Indonesia)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Indonesia - Cimanggu
Remarks
Eclipta prostrata (GRIN)

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