Scoparia dulcis
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{About|a plant|the moth that was described under an identical binomial|Scoparia benigna}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Kallurukki.jpg
| genus = Scoparia
| species = dulcis
| authority = L.
| synonyms =
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- Ambulia micrantha Raf.
- Capraria dulcis (L.) Kuntze
- Gratiola micrantha Nutt.
- Scoparia grandiflora Nash
- Scoparia nudicaulis Chodat & Hassl.
- Scoparia procumbens Jacq.
- Scoparia purpurea Ridl.
- Scoparia ternata Forssk.
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|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2585469
|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species
|accessdate=22 May 2016}}
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Scoparia dulcis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family. Common names include licorice weed,{{PLANTS|id=SCDU3|taxon=Scoparia dulcis|accessdate=8 November 2015}} goatweed,{{cite journal |first1=Rakesh |last1=Jain |first2=Megh |last2=Singh |year=1989 |title=Factors Affecting Goatweed (Scoparia dulcis) Seed Germination |journal=Weed Science |volume=37 |issue=6 |pages=766–70 |jstor=4044996|doi=10.1017/S0043174500072817 }} scoparia-weed and sweet-broom in English, tapeiçava, tapixaba, and vassourinha in Portuguese, escobillo in Spanish, and tipychä kuratu in Guarani.{{GRIN | accessdate = 19 January 2018}} It is native to the Neotropics but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world.
Although S. dulcis is considered a weed in many parts of India and Bangladesh, its use in traditional medicine has led to overexploitation.{{cite journal |last1=Majumder |first1=S |last2=Rahman |first2=MM |last3=Bhadra |first3=SK |year=2011 |url=http://www.msmbb.org.my/apjmbb/html191/191b.pdf |title=Micropropagation of Scoparia dulcis Linn. through induction of indirect organogenesis |journal=Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=11–7}} The plant is also found as a weed in American citrus groves.
Traditional medicine
As a traditional medicine, S. dulcis has been used for diabetes in India and hypertension in Taiwan.{{cite journal |doi=10.1186/1472-6882-4-16 |year=2004 |last1=Pari |first1=Leelavinothan |last2=Latha |first2=Muniappan |journal=BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine |volume=4 |pages=16 |pmid=15522116 |title=Protective role of Scoparia dulcis plant extract on brain antioxidant status and lipidperoxidation in STZ diabetic male Wistar rats |pmc=533881 |doi-access=free }} In Siddha 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.{{cite journal |pmid=8832498 |year=1996 |last1=Freire |first1=SM |last2=Torres |first2=LM |last3=Souccar |first3=C |last4=Lapa |first4=AJ |title=Sympathomimetic effects of Scoparia dulcis L. And catecholamines isolated from plant extracts |volume=48 |issue=6 |pages=624–8 |journal=The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology |doi=10.1111/j.2042-7158.1996.tb05985.x|s2cid=32597981 |doi-access=free }}
Chemical constituents
Chemicals that have been isolated from S. dulcis include scoparinol{{cite journal |pmid=11534346 |year=2001 |last1=Ahmed |first1=M |last2=Shikha |first2=HA |last3=Sadhu |first3=SK |last4=Rahman |first4=MT |last5=Datta |first5=BK |title=Analgesic, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory principle from Scoparia dulcis |volume=56 |issue=8 |pages=657–60 |journal=Die Pharmazie}} and epinephrine.{{cite journal |last1=Phan |first1=Minh Giang |title=Chemical and Biological Evaluation on Scopadulane-Type Diterpenoids from Scoparia dulcis of Vietnamese Origin |journal=Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin |date=2006 |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=546–549}}Chiu-Ming Chen; Ming-Tyan Chen (1976). “6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone and Triterpenoids from Roots of Scoparia dulcis” Phytochemistry, 15:1997-1999.
Gallery
File:Scoparia dulcis.1.jpg|Flower of Scoparia dulcis
File:Scoparia dulcis MS 4727.JPG|Scoparia dulcis, near F.Cl. de Patako, Senegal
File:കല്ലുരുക്കി 34.JPG|Flower of Scoparia dulcis
File:കല്ലുരുക്കി 13.JPG|Scoparia dulcis
File:Leaves of Scoparia dulcis.jpg|New leaves of Scoparia dulcis
File:Scoparia dulcis plant bd.jpg|Scoparia dulcis plant
References
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External links
- {{Commonscat inline|Scoparia dulcis}}
{{WestAfricanPlants|Scoparia dulcis}}
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