Eclipta prostrata (L.) L., Mant. Pl. 2: 286 (1771) 286 1771. (syn. Acmella lanceolata Link ex Spreng.; Amellus carolinianus Walter; Anthemis abyssinica J.Gay ex A.Rich. ..............; Artemisia viridis Blanco [Illegitimate]; Bellis racemosa Steud.; Buphthalmum diffusum Vahl ex DC.; Chamaemelum foetidum Garsault .;Cotula alba (L.) L. ..; Eclipta adpressa Moench [Illegitimate]; Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.; Eclipta alba var. erecta (L.) Hassl. .......; Eclipta angustifolia C.Presl ...............; Eclipta erecta var. brachypoda (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray .......; Eclipta flexuosa Raf. ..........; Eclipta procumbens var. brachypoda (Michx.) A.Gray ..; Eclipta prostrata f. aureoreticulata Y.T.Chang ..; Eclipta pumila Raf. ..........; Ecliptica alba var. erecta Kuntze .....; Eleutheranthera prostrata (L.) Sch.Bip.; Eupatoriophalacron album (L.) Hitchc.; Galinsoga oblonga DC. .; Grangea lanceolata Poir. [Illegitimate]; Paleista brachypoda (Michx.) Raf. [Illegitimate]; Polygyne inconspicua Phil.; Spilanthes pseudo-acmella (L.) Murray; Verbesina alba L. ....; Wedelia psammophila Poepp.; Wilborgia oblongifolia Hook.);
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Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, Lakshadweep Isl. (Laccadives), Maldive as per Catalogue of Life; Ek-lip-tuh -- Greek: ekleipo (lacking, deficient) ... Dave's Botanary prost-RAY-tuh -- prostrate ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: eclipta, false daisy, swamp daisy, trailing eclipta, white eclipta, white heads • Gujarati: ભંગરા bhangra, ભૃંગરાજ bhringaraj • Hindi: भृङ्गराज bhringaraj, कूकर भंगरा kukar bhangra, मधुकर madhukar, उजला भंगरा ujla bhangra • Kannada: ಅಜಾಗರ ajagara, ಭೃಂಗರಾಜ bhringaraja, ಕಾಡಿಗೆಗರಗು kadigegaragu, ಮಾರ್ಕವ markava, • Konkani: माको mako • Malayalam: കഞ്ഞുണ്ണി kannunni, കയ്യോന്നി kayyunni • Manipuri: uchi-sumbal • Marathi: भृंगराज bhringaraj • Nepali: भृङ्गीराज bhrungiraj • Oriya: କେଶଦୁଦୁରା keshadudura • Punjabi: ਮੁਕੰਦ ਬਾਬਰੀ mukand babri • Sanskrit: भृंगिराज bhringiraj, केशराज kesharaja • Tamil: கைவீசி kaivici, கையாந்தகரை kaiyantakarai, கரிசிலாங்கண்ணி karisilanganni, கொடிக்கையான் koti-k-kaiyan • Telugu: భృంగరాజము bringarajamu, గలిజేరు galijeru, గుంటగలగర gunta-galagara • Urdu: بهنگرا bhangra Native to: Central, North, and South America; introduced in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Pacific islands In the Tamil tradition of Siddha medicine the plant is used for many diseases . In ayurvedic medicine, the leaf extract is considered a powerful liver tonic, rejuvenate, and especially good for the hair. A black dye obtained from Eclipta prostrata is used for dyeing hair and tattooing. Eclipta prostrata also has traditional external uses, such as for athlete's foot, eczema and dermatitis, and on the scalp to address hair loss; the leaves have been used in the treatment of scorpion stings. It is used as anti-venom against snakebite in China and Brazil (Mors, 1991). It is reported to improve hair growth and color (Kritikar and Basu 1975 and Chopra et al. 1955) (The above text is quoted from wikipedia etc. from the websites).
ID requested DSC01284: Picture taken in Asansol (W.B.) on 05/06/11 time 03:06 PM. Height of the flowering plant normally around 6 to 8 inches.
This is the Marsh Daisy [Eclipta prostrata, syn. E.alba]. Yes Eclipta prostrata common name 'Bhringraj'
eclipta prostata: eclipta prostata of asteraceae family been seeing it in flower for the past couple of weeks at alibaug ... taking opportunity to put this trivia : Eclipta prostrata has one of its synonyms as Eclipta erecta. Not a big deal ... Many species are supposed to have stable (genetically fixed) variants under different ecological conditions. These are better known as ecotypes, although some call them varieties or subspecies (different areas), and some enthusiastic persons giving them ranks of independent species. It is common to have erect and prostrate types in many species including our Euphorbia hirta. In fact this concept of ecotypes was developed simultaneously in Europe (Hieracium vulgatum) and California (Potentilla fruticosa) around 1822. Forgot to mention, prostrate types generally develop under areas of intense grazing and trampling, erect types under undisturbed areas. totally agree with Sirji, i observed that the plant growing near water logged area or near lake, are prostrate and plant growing singly in the garden or on the road side are erect and also smaller in size.. Eclipta prostrata Eclipta alba Eclipta erecta are syn of this plant common called bhringraja hepato-splenomegaly and associated disorders, elephantiasis, inflammations, gastric disorders, anorexia, worm infestation, skin diseases, wounds, ulcers, ophthalmic disorders, heafache, hypertension, strangury, leprosy, pruritus, fever, jaundice, toothache and earache, Seed- aphrodisiac, promote hair growth, stimulate the functions of liver, heal and clean ulcers and increase eye sight. Eclipta prostrata reminds me of our visit to Rudarpur on way to Nainital. We stayed for the night there while on way to Nainital at our cousin's place. Nearly half of the family went out early in the morning to seek an important herbal medicine from a a guru in a distant village. In the afternoon when they came back, I asked them about it, and the lady of the house told me that guru had given them a herb brought from a deep forest. She opened a knot of her dupatta and showed me the plant. I asked her to come along and showed her a number of plants of Eclipta prostrata growing along the sewer drain outside their wall. She was both astonished and happy. Correct, the most of the Bhringraj we saw during our Ayurvedic herbal botany training in Gujarat Ayurvedic Univ. many years ago ..were growing near waste water pipes, esp if they leaked.... yuk... Bringraj grows best with drip irrigation , slow but steady round the clock water supply that drains away.. I tried it in my balcony with an old shirodhara gazzette one summer/fall... in your story... better the guru bring the herbs from the supposedly clean forest ... but, if she ate those sewer drain water watered herb, she would be loaded up with toxins... then she would be in deep fire having rescued herself from the frying pan of having to walk to the guru...
Is it Eclipta prostrata (L.), syn. E. alba? Species : UNKNOWN Habit & Habitat : wild herb, 2 ft, roadside Date : 16-02-2012, 10.35 a.m. Place : Chanditala (Hooghly), WB Very important medicinal plant. Some common names are : Keshut, Maka, False Daisy, Marsh Daisy, yerba de tago, bhangra, Trailing eclipta • Hindi: भ्रिंगराज Bhringaraj, केशराज Kesharaj • Manipuri: Uchi-sumbal • Tamil: கரிசிலாங்கண்ணி Karisilanganni, Kavanthakara • Malayalam: Kannunni • Telugu: Galagara • Kannada: Ajagara • Oriya: Kesarda • Sanskrit: भ्रिंगराज Bhringaraj - In the Tamil tradition of Siddha medicine the plant is used for many diseases . In ayurvedic medicine, the leaf extract is considered a powerful liver tonic, rejuvenate, and especially good for the hair. A black dye obtained from Eclipta prostrata is used for dyeing hair and tattooing. Eclipta prostrata also has traditional external uses, such as for athlete's foot, eczema and dermatitis, and on the scalp to address hair loss; the leaves have been used in the treatment of scorpion stings. It is used as anti-venom against snakebite in China and Brazil (Mors, 1991). It is reported to improve hair growth and color (Kritikar and Basu 1975 and Chopra et al. 1955) (The above text is quoted from wikipedia etc. from the websites). Thank you very much Sir for all these informations on this plant. It helped me in various ways - 1) Books are of little use : while going through the text book 'Plant Groups' for the ID of this plant i noticed that the Bengali name given to this plant was mentioned as KESUTTI. But your mail confirms that it is KESHUT, the name we are familiar with. 2) Very little info on medicinal properties : i was only aware of its use in hair care. Didn't know its other uses. 3) Vernacular names : now i know that KESHUT & BHRINGRAJ are names of the same plant. Though i didn't know how a KESHUT plant looks like but i heard people saying that it was good for hair. Some hair-care oil available in beauty salons also contain BHRINGRAJ. Don't know if other aurvadic preparations for some other ailments are available in the market. Forwarding link to my old write up on Eclipta at University of Purdue new crop website. You can get info on recent work at this link Is it confirmed Eclipta prostrata? Please let me know what is the identification for it . I will appreciate it. No doubt about it !
Name of the species: Eclipta prostrata Family: Asteraceae Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa Altitude: 70 to 200 m above msl Habit: Herb habitat: Grasslands, agricultural fields Uses: Leaves used as vegitable, whole plant is used as an ingradient in gynecological disorder along with other plat parts Can't believe Eclipta prostrata could be that beautiful.
Looks like larger form of Eclipta alba I agree with ... id: Eclipta alba (accepted name: E. prostrata). Note: As per the Flora of Taiwan (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=100&taxon_id=111273), it somewhat matches with E. zippeliana, but it is now a synonym of E. prostrata (http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-23384). I too agree with ... and ...
Eclipta alba Yes Eclipta alba Leaves are used in medicinal hair oil. but ... aren't the leaves a bit bigger than often seen?
I hope Eclipta prostrata with viral infection. I found on the net that this yellowing is most likely due to infection with Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (also a begomovirus apparaently) and not the old idea that it was a begomovirus infecting specifically eclipta alba or e. prostrata.. Does this sound true? http://www.ndrs.org.uk/article.php?id=011039 and describing the new delhi tomato leaf curl virus is at http://www.ndrs.org.uk/article.php?id=011039 What is most important to me as a gardener is that the virus is apparantly transmitted by the whitefly... !!! Yes ... Yes this 2006 report is cited at a couple of places. Besides cucumber mosaic virus also infects this plant (Tewari and Tripathi, 2003). http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/regs/imports/plants/coco-peat/ra-eclipta-prostrata.pdf Thanks a million ... this is really fascinating. I never imagined that the attrative patterns on the leaves are due to some viral infection.
Descriptions: Place: Ambala Cantt Month: December Habitat: Garden Habit: Prostrate Flower: White Stem: Weak Leaves: Spindle shaped , short or long. i think it is Eclipta species.... Eclipta alba.. Yes Eclipta prostrata Yes Sir agreed E prostrata commonly known as Bhringraj or Bhangra Eclipta alba is the accepted name. rather Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. is an accepted name and E. alba (L.) Hassk. a synonym
03012013 BRS 426: Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request. Location: Kadappakam, Vilupuram Dist., Date: 30.12.2012 Habitat: Garden Habit: herb It appears Eclipta prostrata to me Yes Eclipta prostrata. What is the difference between Eclipta alba and Eclipta prostrata. Is it in its habit? I think E. alba and E prostrata are same (Synonyms)
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. Ek-lip-tuh -- Greek: ekleipo (lacking, deficient) ... Dave's Botanary prost-RAY-tuh -- prostrate ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: eclipta, false daisy, swamp daisy, trailing eclipta, white eclipta, white heads • Gujarati: ભંગરા bhangra, ભૃંગરાજ bhringaraj • Hindi: भृङ्गराज bhringaraj, कूकर भंगरा kukar bhangra, मधुकर madhukar, उजला भंगरा ujla bhangra • Kannada: ಅಜಾಗರ ajagara, ಭೃಂಗರಾಜ bhringaraja, ಕಾಡಿಗೆಗರಗು kadigegaragu, ಮಾರ್ಕವ markava, • Konkani: माको mako • Malayalam: കഞ്ഞുണ്ണി kannunni, കയ്യോന്നി kayyunni • Manipuri: uchi-sumbal • Marathi: भृंगराज bhringaraj • Nepali: भृङ्गीराज bhrungiraj • Oriya: କେଶଦୁଦୁରା keshadudura • Punjabi: ਮੁਕੰਦ ਬਾਬਰੀ mukand babri • Sanskrit: भृंगिराज bhringiraj, केशराज kesharaja • Tamil: கைவீசி kaivici, கையாந்தகரை kaiyantakarai, கரிசிலாங்கண்ணி karisilanganni, கொடிக்கையான் koti-k-kaiyan • Telugu: భృంగరాజము bringarajamu, గలిజేరు galijeru, గుంటగలగర gunta-galagara • Urdu: بهنگرا bhangra Native to: Central, North, and South America; introduced in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Pacific islands References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • Flora of China • NPGS / GRIN at Vaghbil, Thane on 06 MAY 07 Photographs are too good for this so common plant.
Oct 2006 sharing pix of Eclipta prostrata from Khandala
Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate Heads: Eclipta prostrata from Panipat- NS 39 : Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors. This herb commonly found along wet channels was shot from various locations... Eclipta prostrata...
ASTERACEAE Fortnight Part-I Radiate Heads May 1-14: Eclipta prostrata from Uttarakhand_DSR_37 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. Eclipta prostrata (L.) L [=Eclipta alba] is a common wild herb in moist localities and along drainage channels in Pantnagar. A native of South America this species is wide spread in India and considered as Invasive Alien Species.
Asteraceae Week (Part I - Radiate heads) ::Eclipta prostrata at Mumbai ::PKA61 :: : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Eclipta prostrata from Mumbai.
Flower for Id pl. Location -Sonkhaliya (near Ajmer, Rajasthan) Date- 10.8.2013 Habitat -Wild Eclipta alba.. Asteraceae.. Thanks ... for the ID. I remember using extract of Eclipta alba (भृंगराज) in one of our liver tonic some years back. Off course I had seen only the dried stem which used to be brought for water extract of the whole plant.
ID Request 290913SG-B : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Please help identify this herb found at Dhavlas, Maharashtra Photographed 14Sep13. Eclipta prostrata Maka in Marathi.
SL 23 121113 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors. Please ID this small herbaceous plant of medicinal value. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Dec 2011. Looks like Eclipta alba. Yes, Eclipta alba
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. SN April 23 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2). Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.(= E. alba), Fam: Asteraceae, herb used in cosmetic uses, liver tonic, it is also a hair tonic. Common near water bodies. Please help me to identify these tiny white flowers grown as weed in a private garden in dombivli. Seems Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. (Asteraceae). Eclipta prostrata. माका
Requesting to please validate ID of this Asteraceae member captured near Satara, Maharashtra in October 2014. Is this Eclipta prostrata? This was planted as an ornamental in the hotel garden. Yes it is E.prostrata
identification no 130715sn1 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Please help in identification date/time:july14 location:aambyvalley rd.,lonavala,pune habitat:wild plant habit:herb/ height:may be 2-3ft. Eclipta prostrata (Asteraceae) to me.
SK330JAN19-2017:ID : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Location: Nuwakot , Nepal Altitude: 3200 ft. Date: 25 April 2015 Eclipta alba..... Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. (provisionally accepted name) Nepali Names : भ्रिङ्गराज Bhringaraaj / भंगेरी झार Bhangeree Jhaar / आली झार Aalee Jhaar
Herb for ID, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, NAW-AUG18-07 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly identify this herb found on the edge of a small lake in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, photographed in July 2018 Eclipta prostrata (L.) L [Compositae].
Re: SYMBIOSIS : 1171 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Lesser Grass Blue visiting flowers of Eclipta alba.
SYMBIOSIS 1300 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Psyche visiting flowers of Eclipta alba (BRINGARAJ)
Eclipta alba Hassk. : 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2) - 1 mb and 6 mb. Location: Gyaneswor, Kathmandu Date: 15 August 2019 Elevation: 1300 m. Habitat : Wild Which to follow ? Attachments (4)- 1 mb or more Attachments (3)- 1 mb or more
050919EPT7 : 8 posts by 4 authors. 4 correct images. Is this Eclipta prostrata ? Location : Chennai outskirts Date :05.09.2019 Elevation : 23 mts. Habitat :Urban garden Habit : Herbal weed I hope you're right yes though the leaf in 4th picture 6011 is a shape I have no memory of ever seeing in bhringraj but I never say never. what I would appreciate from you is: if you can find this same patch and uproot a couple of the plants that have this shape leaf, and photograph the whole plant, roots and all, then you can demonstrate if this is a lower (older ) leaf etc. it would be fantastic Thanks for the valuable suggestion from ... and I followed it at once. I uprooted the whole plant to find out a small Tridax procumbens plant among them. The 4th picture 6011 is a Tridax leaf and can I withdraw it from the set ? and how ? My sincere thanks to ... for pointing out the mistake. good, … and I am impressed. you followed that up quick, good and am glad you found the intermingled species.
SYMBIOSIS : 1410 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage of Pale Grass Blue visiting flowers of Eclipta alaba.
RV 17032020-1 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) Please Identify this small herb found on 8th March,2020 at Village Tera near Bhuj, Kutch. Eclipta prostrata 21 Identify weed plant Bhringaraj : 6 images Please identify the weed plant Bhringaraj. Name of plant: Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, Kerala PIN:686671 Date:. 03.11.2020, 02.30pm Altitude: 1700fsl Habitat: wild moisture Plant habit: erect branches annual Height: 1.5 feet Leaves: opposite oval long apex Flower: diameter:09mm, white non fragrant Eclipta prostrata ! Nice set ..., ... is correct ID, References: |
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