False Daisy

False Daisy Care

Eclipta Prostrata

What is the plant

Han Lian Cao is an erect or prostrate, branching annual or sometimes short-lived perennial plant, growing 10 - 80cm tall.A popular herbal medicine in eastern Asia, where the plant is extensively harvested from the wild. It is also sometimes cultivated in Gabon as a pot-herb. The plant is also sometimes cultivated for the compound wedelolactone, which is used in the pharmaceutical industry

It can be invasive in the US.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Part Sun

Hardiness zone

10 - 12

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
It prefers moist or wet soil.
Sunlight
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland).
Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.

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Additional
in ayurvedic medicine, the leaf extract is considered a powerful liver tonic, rejuvenative, and especially good for the hair. A black dye obtained from Eclipta alba is used for dyeing hair and tattooing. Eclipta alba also has traditional external uses, like athlete foot, eczema and dermatitis, on the scalp to address hair loss and the leaves have been used in the treatment of scorpion stings. It is used as anti-venom against snakebite in China and Brazil (Mors, 1991). It is reported to improve hair growth and colour (Kritikar and Basu 1975 and Chopra et al. 1955)
Popularity
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