<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantopus_scaber" class="extiw" title="w:Elephantopus scaber">Elephantopus scaber</a></i> is a species of flowering plant in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae" class="extiw" title="w:Asteraceae">Asteraceae</a> family. It is found in Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
<p>E. scaber is known as a traditional medicine. Roots and leaves are used as emollient for dysuria, diarrhoea, dysentery, swellings and stomach pain. Root is prescribed to prevent vomiting. Powdered with pepper it is applied for tooth-ache. Leaves are used in applications for eczema and ulcers.
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Taken at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadavoor" class="extiw" title="w:Kadavoor">Kadavoor</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala" class="extiw" title="w:Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" class="extiw" title="w:India">India</a>
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jkadavoor" title="User:Jkadavoor">Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India</a>
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