This article is about a plant. For the moth that was described under an identical binomial, see Scoparia benigna.
Scoparia dulcis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family. Common names include licorice weed,[2]goatweed,[3]scoparia-weed and sweet-broominEnglish, tapeiçava, tapixaba, and vassourinhainPortuguese, escobilloinSpanish, and tipychä kuratuinGuarani.[4] It is native to the Neotropics but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world.[4]
As a traditional medicine, S. dulcis has been used for diabetesinIndia and hypertensioninTaiwan.[6]InSiddha medicine it is used for treatment of kidney stones, but it needs rigorous diet method. It is called kallurukki (stone melter) in
Malayalam and Tamil. In Brazil, it has been used for various problems such as hemorrhoids and wounds.[7]
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Scoparia dulcis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
^Ahmed, M; Shikha, HA; Sadhu, SK; Rahman, MT; Datta, BK (2001). "Analgesic, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory principle from Scoparia dulcis". Die Pharmazie. 56 (8): 657–60. PMID11534346.
^Phan, Minh Giang (2006). "Chemical and Biological Evaluation on Scopadulane-Type Diterpenoids from Scoparia dulcis of Vietnamese Origin". Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 54 (4): 546–549.
^Chiu-Ming Chen; Ming-Tyan Chen (1976). “6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone and Triterpenoids from Roots of Scoparia dulcis” Phytochemistry, 15:1997-1999.
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