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Scoparia dulcis
Scoparia dulcis
no alternate common names documented
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Haiti, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, Africa, Malaya, Sierra Leone
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Ear), Albuminuria, Amygdalosis, Antidote
Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Scientific name: Scoparia dulcis
Common names: not documented
POWO: 230902-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Elsewhere, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, Africa, Malaya and 8 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Ear)
- Albuminuria
- Amygdalosis
- Antidote
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Blennorrhagia
- Bruise
show 48 more documented entries
- Conjunctivitis
- Cough
- Depurative
- Diabetes
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
- Eczema
- Emetic
- Evil eye
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Gonorrhea
- Gravel
- Grip
- Hyperglycemia
- Inflammation
- Insecticide
- Jaundice
- Kidney
- Labor
- Mange
- Marasmus
- Metroxenia
- Nerves
- Ophthalmia
- Piles
- Purgative
- Refrigerant
- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Spasm
- Ache(Stomach)
- Ache(Tooth)
- Wound
- Anemia
- Opium-substitute
- Retinitis
- Ache(Head)
- Bite(Snake)
- Menorrhagia
- Syphilis
- Venereal
- Bronchitis
- Ketonuria
- Rash
- Tumor
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Haiti
- Elsewhere
- Trinidad
- Dominican Republic
- Venezuela
- Mexico
- Africa
- Malaya
- Sierra Leone
- Liberia
- Jamaica
- Paraguay
show 4 more documented entries
- Upper Volta
- Java
- Ghana
- Bolivia
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Ear)
- Albuminuria
- Amygdalosis
- Antidote
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Blennorrhagia
- Bruise
- Conjunctivitis
- Cough
- Depurative
- Diabetes
show 44 more documented entries
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
- Eczema
- Emetic
- Evil eye
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Gonorrhea
- Gravel
- Grip
- Hyperglycemia
- Inflammation
- Insecticide
- Jaundice
- Kidney
- Labor
- Mange
- Marasmus
- Metroxenia
- Nerves
- Ophthalmia
- Piles
- Purgative
- Refrigerant
- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Spasm
- Ache(Stomach)
- Ache(Tooth)
- Wound
- Anemia
- Opium-substitute
- Retinitis
- Ache(Head)
- Bite(Snake)
- Menorrhagia
- Syphilis
- Venereal
- Bronchitis
- Ketonuria
- Rash
- Tumor
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Ache(Ear) · Haiti · "
- Albuminuria · Elsewhere · "
- Amygdalosis · Haiti · "
- Antidote · Trinidad · "
- Antiseptic · Haiti · "
- Astringent · Dominican Republic · "
- Astringent · Venezuela · "
- Blennorrhagia · Venezuela · "
- Bruise · Mexico · "
- Conjunctivitis · Africa · "
- Cough · Haiti · "
- Cough · Malaya · "
- Depurative · Trinidad · "
- Diabetes · Trinidad · "
- Diabetes · Elsewhere · "
- Diarrhea · Venezuela · "
- Diuretic · Haiti · "
- Diuretic · Africa · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Dysentery · Elsewhere · "
- Dysmenorrhea · Trinidad · "
- Eczema · Trinidad · "
- Emetic · Haiti · "
- Emetic · Elsewhere · "
56 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Antidiabetic and antihyperglycemic activities of Scoparia dulcis L. Extracts: a systematic review and meta-analysis of in vivo studies. · 2026 source ↗
- A Flavonoid-Rich Extract of Scoparia dulcis L. Exhibits Antiviral Activity against Herpes Virus Type 1. · 2026 source ↗
- GNPS-assisted identification of bioactive constituents from <i>Scoparia dulcis</i> and their anti-inflammatory mechanisms <i>via</i> network pharmacology and experimental validation. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETULINIC-ACID
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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