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Bhringraj

Local Name	:	Bhringraj
Botanical Name	:	Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
Common Name	:	False daisy
Family	:	Asteraceae
Distribution	:	It is widely distributed throughout India including Odisha. Distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and South America
Habit	:	Herb
Short Description	:	It is an erect or prostrate, branched herb with white colored flowers.

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Descriptions

It is an annual or perennial herb. Leaves oblong to lance-shaped, opposite, sessile, or short-stalked, with coarse hairs, and margins that are entire or slightly toothed. Flowers are grouped in a terminal or axillary head, white in color. Fruit is an achene, and either brown or black in color

Flowering & Fruiting Period

Throughout the year

Use(s)

Leaves juice is used in jaundice.