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MH115 : Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 255  
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family
Genus : Eclipta L. - eclipta
Species : Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. - false daisy
Plant Location in Melghat : Throughout common in stream and river beds,on moist open lands,in shade of walls in villages  
Plant Category : Herbs  
Plant's Current Status : -  
Plant Family : Compositae  
 
Plant Common Name : Maka, Bhringaraj, False Daisy, Trailing eclipta, Kesharaj, Uchi-sumbal, Karisilanganni, Kavanthakara, Kannunni, Galagara, Ajagara, Kesarda, Bhringaraaj, Bhangeree Jhaar, Aalee Jhaar
 
Synonym : Acmella lanceolata Link ex Spreng.
Amellus carolinianus Walter
Anthemis abyssinica J.Gay ex A.Rich.
Anthemis bornmuelleri var. brachyota
(Eig) Feinbrun & Fertig
Anthemis bornmuelleri var. galilaea
(Eig) Feinbrun & Fertig
Anthemis cotula Blanco
Anthemis cotula var. hierosolymitana Eig
Anthemis cotula-foetida Crantz
Anthemis cotuloides Raf. ex DC.
Anthemis galilaea var. brachyota Eig
Anthemis galilaea var. hierosolymitana (Eig) Yavin
Anthemis sulphurea Wall. ex Nyman
Anthemis viridis Blanco
Artemisia viridis Blanco
Bellis racemosa Steud.
Bellis ramosa Jacq. Buphthalmum diffusum Vahl ex DC.
Chamaemelum foetidum Baumg.
Cotula alba (L.) L.
Cotula oederi Murray
Cotula prostrata (L.) L.
Eclipta adpressa Moench
Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.
Eclipta alba f. erecta (L.) Hassk.
Eclipta alba f. prostrata (L.) Hassk.
Eclipta alba f. zippeliana (Blume) Hassk.
Eclipta alba var. longifolia Bettfr.
Eclipta alba var. parviflora (Wall. ex DC.) Miq.
Eclipta angustifolia C.Presl.
Eclipta arabica Steud.
Eclipta brachypoda Michx.
Eclipta ciliata Raf.
Eclipta dentata B.Heyne ex Wall.
Eclipta dichotoma Raf.
Eclipta dubia Raf.
Eclipta erecta L.
Eclipta erecta var. brachypoda (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
Eclipta erecta var. diffusa DC.
Eclipta erecta var. erecta
Eclipta erecta var. latifolia Willd. ex Walp.
Eclipta erecta var. prostrata (L.) Baker
Eclipta erecta var. zippeliana (Blume) J.Kost.
Eclipta flexuosa Raf.
Eclipta heterophylla Bartl.
Eclipta hirsuta Bartl.
Eclipta linearis Otto ex Sweet.
Eclipta longifolia Schrad.
Eclipta marginata Boiss.
Eclipta nutans Raf.
Eclipta oederi (Murray) Weigel.
Eclipta palustris DC.
Eclipta parviflora Wall. ex DC.
Eclipta patula Schrad.
Eclipta philippinensis Gand.
Eclipta procumbens Michx.
Eclipta procumbens var. brachypoda (Michx.) A.Gray
Eclipta procumbens var. patula (Schrad.) DC.
Eclipta prostrata f. aureoreticulata Y.T.Chang
Eclipta prostrata var. prostrata
Eclipta prostrata var. undulata (Willd.) DC.
Eclipta prostrata var. zippeliana.
(Blume) J.Kost.
Eclipta pumila Raf.
Eclipta punctata Jacq.
Eclipta simplex Raf.
Eclipta spicata Spreng.
Eclipta strumosa Salisb.
Eclipta sulcata Raf.
Eclipta thermalis Bunge.
Eclipta tinctoria Raf.
Eclipta undulata Willd.
Eclipta zippeliana Bl.
Ecliptica alba (L.) Kuntze.
Ecliptica alba var. erecta (Hassk.) Kuntze.
Ecliptica alba var. parviflora (Wall. ex DC.) Kuntze.
Ecliptica alba var. prostrata (L.) Kuntze.
Ecliptica alba var. zippeliana (Blume) Kuntze.
Eleutheranthera prostrata (L.) Sch.Bip.
Eupatoriophalacron album (L.) Hitchc.
Galinsoga oblonga DC.
Galinsoga oblongifolia (Hook.) DC.
Grangea lanceolata Poir.
Micrelium tolak Forssk.
Paleista brachypoda (Michx.) Raf.
Polygyne inconspicua Phil.
Spilanthes pseudo-acmella (L.) Murray.
Verbesina alba L.
Verbesina alba subsp. neapolitana.
Verbesina conyzoides Trew.
Verbesina prostrata L.
Verbesina pseudoacmella L.
Wedelia psammophila Poepp.
Wilborgia oblongifolia Hook.
Description : False Daisy is an annual commonly found growing in waste ground. Stems are erect or prostate, entirely velvety, often rooting at nodes. Oppositely arranged stalkless, oblong, lance-shaped, or elliptic leaves are 2.5-7.5 cm long. It has a short, flat or round, brown stem and small white daisy-like flowers on a long stalk. Eclipta grows abundantly in the tropics and is used with success in Ayurvedic medicine. Bhringaraj was used by Hindus in their Shradh, the ceremony for paying respect to a recently deceased person. This plant is one of the Hindu’s “Ten Auspicious Flowers” and is sometimes called, “the king of hair.”
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : Bhringraj is mainly used in hair oils, but it has been considered a good drug in hepatotoxicity. In hair oils, it may be used alongwith Centela asiatica (Brahmi) and Phyllanthus emblica (Amla) It may be used to prevent habitual abortion (abortifacient) and miscarriage and also in cases of post-delivery uterine pain. A decoction of leaves is used in uterine haemorrhage. The juice of the plant with honey is given to infants with castor oil for expulsion of worms. For the relief in piles, fumigation with Eclipta alba is considered beneficial. The paste prepared by mincing fresh plants has got an anti-inflammatory effect and may be applied to insect bites, stings, swellings and other skin diseases. Asthma;
 
Plant's Phytochemicals : -
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~ Chung IM, Rajakumar G, Lee JH, Kim SH and Thiruvengadam M; "Ethnopharmacological uses, phytochemistry, biological activities and biotechnological applications of Eclipta prostrata"; Appl Microbiol Biotechnol (2017); 101(13): 5247-5257 PMID : 28623383

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~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :

~ S.D. Jagtap, S.S. Deokule and S.V. Bhosle; "Some unique ethnomedicinal uses of plants used by the Korku tribe of Amravati district of Maharashtra, India"; Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006); 107: 463-469 PMID :

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