(Plantaginaceae) Scoparia dulcis L.

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Field Characters: Shrub less than 1 meter high. Square stem, leaves small, dentate, simple, sessile, in whorls (3 per whorl). Flowers axillary, white, 4 petals, numerous small stamen, 4 green sepals.

Locality: Bolikhamsai Province, Paksan District; Nong Bua Village

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Altitude: 178 m asl 

Collector(s): A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong, K. Kunsawanhh

Collection number(s): LAOS 476

Collection Date: July 8, 2003

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Local name(s): (pen din yen)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat fever.

Part(s) used: whole plant

Field Characters: Shrub less than a meter tall. Simple, dentate leaves in pairs of 3 whorled around the stem. Remains of a flower coming from the leaf apex. Square stem. Young leaves are much bigger than the older leaves.

Locality: Champasac Province, Bajieng District; Nong Sai Village

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Altitude: 182 m asl 

Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong

Collection number(s): LAOS 546

Collection Date: August 7, 2003

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Freire SM, Torres LM, Souccar C, Lapa AJ. Sympathomimetic effects of Scoparia dulcis L. and catecholamines isolated from plant extracts. J Pharm Pharmacol 1996, 48(6):624-8. DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1996.tb05985.x

Jiang Z,  Sung J, Wang X, et al. A review on the phytochemistry and pharmacology of the herb Scoparia dulcis L. for the potential treatment of metabolic syndrome. RSC Adv, 2021,11, 31235-31259. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/ra/d1ra05090g 

Lima MV,  de Oliveira Freire A, et al. Therapeutic Use of Scoparia dulcis Reduces the Progression of Experimental Osteoarthritis. Molecules 2019, 24(19), 3474; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24193474