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]
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]
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.).
"Scoparia dulcis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
^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.
PMID11534346.
^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.
^Chiu-Ming Chen; Ming-Tyan Chen (1976). “6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone and Triterpenoids from Roots of Scoparia dulcis” Phytochemistry, 15:1997-1999.