Scoparia dulcis

This article is about a plant. For the moth that was described under an identical binomial, see Scoparia benigna.

Scoparia dulcis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. dulcis
Binomial name
Scoparia dulcis
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.

Scoparia dulcis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family. Common names include licorice weed,[2] goatweed,[3] scoparia-weed and sweet-broom in English, tapeiçava, tapixaba, and vassourinha in Portuguese, escobillo in Spanish, and tipychä kuratu in Guarani.[4] It is native to the Neotropics but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world.[4]

Although S. dulcis is considered a weed in many parts of India and Bangladesh, its use in traditional medicine has led to overexploitation.[5] The plant is also found as a weed in American citrus groves.[3]

Traditional medicine

As a traditional medicine, S. dulcis has been used for diabetes in India and hypertension in Taiwan.[6] 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.[7]

Chemical constituents

Chemicals that have been isolated from S. dulcis include scoparinol[8] and epinephrine.[9][10]

  • Flower of Scoparia dulcis
    Flower of Scoparia dulcis
  • Scoparia dulcis, near F.Cl. de Patako, Senegal
    Scoparia dulcis, near F.Cl. de Patako, Senegal
  • Flower of Scoparia dulcis
    Flower of Scoparia dulcis
  • Scoparia dulcis
    Scoparia dulcis
  • New leaves of Scoparia dulcis
    New leaves of Scoparia dulcis
  • Scoparia dulcis plant
    Scoparia dulcis plant

References

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 22 May 2016
  2. ^ NRCS. "Scoparia dulcis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b Jain, Rakesh; Singh, Megh (1989). "Factors Affecting Goatweed (Scoparia dulcis) Seed Germination". Weed Science. 37 (6): 766–70. doi:10.1017/S0043174500072817. JSTOR 4044996.
  4. ^ a b "Scoparia dulcis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ Majumder, S; Rahman, MM; Bhadra, SK (2011). "Micropropagation of Scoparia dulcis Linn. through induction of indirect organogenesis" (PDF). Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. 19 (1): 11–7.
  6. ^ Pari, Leelavinothan; Latha, Muniappan (2004). "Protective role of Scoparia dulcis plant extract on brain antioxidant status and lipidperoxidation in STZ diabetic male Wistar rats". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 4: 16. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-4-16. PMC 533881. PMID 15522116.
  7. ^ Freire, SM; Torres, LM; Souccar, C; Lapa, AJ (1996). "Sympathomimetic effects of Scoparia dulcis L. And catecholamines isolated from plant extracts". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 48 (6): 624–8. doi:10.1111/j.2042-7158.1996.tb05985.x. PMID 8832498. S2CID 32597981.
  8. ^ 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. PMID 11534346.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Chiu-Ming Chen; Ming-Tyan Chen (1976). “6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone and Triterpenoids from Roots of Scoparia dulcis” Phytochemistry, 15:1997-1999.