Scoparia dulcis
Scoparia dulcis
Scoparia Dulcis?
Scoparia Dulcis
French: a sweet broom. ; Wolof: Matt matt GOUN and FON: Vivi nipple or Vivi téhwé.
Botanical
This perennial herb has small leaves and its small white flowers give way to small round capsules.
Part used
Summits.
Main constituents
Alkaloids (traces, scoparin), bitter principles (amelline), scoparol, scoparoside, flavonoids, saponosides, sterols (sitosterol), diterpenes, triterpenes, organic acids, vitamin B.
Pharmacological properties
Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-gastric ulcer, hypoglycaemic, depurative, diuretic.
Therapeutic use
The leaves are used to treat gastric ulcers, oral pharyngeal conditions, sore throats. The roots are used for tonsillitis, coughs, gingivitis, diabetes, boils, and abscesses.
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