Carpet Weed
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Scientific name
Mollugo pentaphylla
English Name
Carpet Weed
Malayalam name
പർപ്പടകപ്പുല്ല്
Common name
Parpadakapullu
Description
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
- Leaves : small,lanceolate to obovate
- Flowers : small,white,numerous
- Capsule : ovoid, 0.2 cm long
How to use
- A decoction of the plant is used in the treatment of biliousness, impure blood, jaundice.
- A poultice of plant material is applied to external bruises or blood congestions, boils.
Uses
Anxiety,Stress,Thyroid disease
Parts used
Leaves
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated through seeds. The seeds are usually dispersed by wind, water, or tools during the middle or end of the growing season. In tropical regions, they germinate a few months after the rainy season begins, when high humidity softens the seed coat and breaks dormancy. Once conditions are favorable, germination occurs quickly. For cultivation, seeds can be sown on the soil surface in mid-to-late spring and covered lightly
