Eclipta erecta
DC.
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20-30 cm tall. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. They are 2-5 cm long by 0.5-2 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves are occasionally eaten as a pot-herb.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are occasionally eaten as a pot-herb.
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Medicinal Uses
Eclipta prostrata contains various phytochemicals, such as coumestans, polypeptides, polyacetylenes, thiophene derivatives, steroids, sterols, triterpenes, and flavonoids.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Asia, Brazil, India, South America, Uruguay,
Notes
There are 4 Eclipta species. Eclipta erecta L. is a synonym of Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. - with many other synonyms; Ecliptica erecta DC. is an accepted name.
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 285
- Mant. pl. 2:902. 1753
