FALSE DAISY PLANT - ECLIPTA PROSTRATA OR ECLIPTA ALBA - FAMILY ASTERACEA THIS IS SHWETA BHRINGARAAJ WITH WHITE FLOWERS. --commonly known as Bhringaraj (make the hair silky), Bhangra, Markav, Ravipriya, Pitrupriya --Eclipta Alba (False Daisy) is a herb that has traditionally been used in Ayurvedic medicine for being a liver tonic (for which it is one of the more effective herbs apparently) and having beneficial effects on diabetes, eye health, and hair growth. --Hair regrowth has been noted in repeated studies with the petroleum ether extract mostly, and its potency rivals that of Minoxidil at 2% solution; combination thrapy of Eclipta Alba with two other herbs (Citrullus Colocynthis and Cuscuta Reflexa) has outperformed Minoxidil according to one study. --Other possible benefits of Eclipta Alba are lessened anger (two animal studies, moderate oral doses), --pain reduction (dose dependent, which out perfomed Aspirin when consumed at higher doses of 500mg/kg rats; 80mg/kg ethanolic extract in humans) --a reduction in blood pressure, --diuretic effects, --one study suggesting some benefit to the immune system (increasing macrophage and white blood cell activity).
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