Toothache Plant
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Scientific name
Acmella oleracea
English Name
Toothache Plant
Malayalam name
പല്ലുവേദനച്ചെടി
Common name
Electric daisy
Description
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Wet or marshy areas
- Leaves : ovate, margins serrate, apex acute
- Flowers : yellow
- Achenes : oblong, truncate at apex, laterally compressed, black, ciliate along the margins.
How to use
- Dental health : It is used in various toothpaste and mouthwash formulations to promote oral hygiene.
Uses
Gum troubles, scurvy, scabies and rheumatism,liver alignments
Parts used
Whole plant
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
Propagation is through seeds and stem cuttings. Seeds will fall on the ground and produce seedlings which can then be replanted. Stem cuttings can take root in moist, well-drained soil.
