📢 Eclipta prostrata

Traditional Herbs from Eclipta prostrata

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• Prepare 30-120 g of fresh urang aring leaves or can be dried first and made into powder.
• Brew with 1 cup of hot water.
• Drink 1 time a day.

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Wash thoroughly with running water.

Pound the leaves until they become a paste.

Rub on bald heads.

What is Eclipta prostrata Looks like??

Parts of Eclipta prostrata that could be used

• All Parts of the Plant

Eclipta prostrata Distribution

Widespread in tropical and subtropical areas such as Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and the Pacific Islands. In Indonesia, this plant is spread across almost all the islands. Urang aring is widely used in making urang aring oil which is useful for fertilizing hair, preventing gray hair and dandruff, strengthening hair, skin care, and other traditional herbal treatments.
Agroecology of Eclipta prostrata
It grows ideally in damp environmental conditions such as near waterways and in open, sandy places such as fields, and can grow from the beach to a height of 1,500 m above sea level.
Morphology of Eclipta prostrata

• Sturdy round stem, purplish, white-haired.
• Leaves opposite, sitting, lanceolate elongated to round\u00a0ovate, narrow base and pointed tip, serrated leaf edges, both surfaces hairy.
• Compound flowers, long stalks, approx. 2-3 heads gathered at the tip or in the axils of the leaves. The disc is tubular, the crown is narrow, two-toothed, the leaves are white circular, 5 mm long, bowl shape.
• Hard fruit (achene) elongated to resemble a short wedge, with nodules.

Cultivation of Eclipta prostrata

• Generative (seed) plant propagation.
• Natural dispersal of plants by insects and wind.

Eclipta prostrata, more details :

Chemical Content of Eclipta prostrata
Wedelolactone eclabosaponin, demethylwedelolactone, desiskifin C, eclalbatin, ecliptalbin, polyacetylenes, triterpenoids, stigmasterol, β-amyrin, luteolin-7-glucoside, coumestan, essential oils.
Benefits of Eclipta prostrata
Reduces swollen gums, fertilizes and blackens hair, treats scabs on the head, treats hair loss and maintains liver function.
Simplisia of Eclipta prostrata

• Collect fresh, non-rotten leaves.
• Wash thoroughly with running water, drain then slice the leaves.
• Dry in the sun for several days or use an oven at 40\u00b0C until the water content is less than 10%.
• Store in an airtight container.

Another Facts for Eclipta prostrata :

Synonym of Eclipta prostrata
Abasoloa taboada� La Llave, Acmella lanceolata� Link ex Spreng., Aganippea dentata� DC.
Habitus of Eclipta prostrata
Herb. Upright herbaceous annual, sometimes annual, reaching 80 cm high
Habitat of Eclipta prostrata

• Wetland
• Riverside
• Grassland