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Category: Useful Weeds

link to How to Propagate and Take Care of Touch Me Not Plant (A Guide For the Beginners)

How to Propagate and Take Care of Touch Me Not Plant (A Guide For the Beginners)

Touch me not plant, also known as Mimosa pudica, is a fascinating plant that is native to Central and South America. What sets this plant apart from others is its unique ability to respond to touch,...

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link to Euphorbia hirta (Asthma plant): uses, growing and control

Euphorbia hirta (Asthma plant): uses, growing and control

Asthma plant (Scientific name: Euphorbia hirta, Family: Euphorbiaceae) also known as "snakeweed", "garden spurge" or "asthma weed," is a plant that has been used for centuries in traditional medicine...

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link to Urena lobata (Caesar weed/ Congo jute)

Urena lobata (Caesar weed/ Congo jute)

Congo jute (Scientific name: Urena lobata), also known as Caesar weed or Wild Cotton, is a fast-growing, invasive plant species that is native to the tropical regions of Asia, Africa and the...

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link to Bengal Arum (Typhonium trilobatum L. Schott): Medicinal Uses and Toxicity

Bengal Arum (Typhonium trilobatum L. Schott): Medicinal Uses and Toxicity

In South Asian countries e.g., Bangladesh and India, a plant with a unique leaf structure is found. It seems like three leaves are attached to form a single leaf. This plant is Bengal Arum...

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link to Acmella uliginosa (Marsh Para Cress) Uses: Medicinal and Others

Acmella uliginosa (Marsh Para Cress) Uses: Medicinal and Others

Marsh Para Cress (Scientific name is Acmella uliginosa) is an invasive plant that originated in America and has become one of the common weeds of Asia and Africa. I have seen this plant near my...

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link to About ‘Touch Me Not Plant’ (Mimosa pudica/Lojjaboti/Chuimui): Uses, Care Guide

About ‘Touch Me Not Plant’ (Mimosa pudica/Lojjaboti/Chuimui): Uses, Care Guide

When I was a university student, I often touched a plant to see its unusual leaf movements. We know it as "lojjaboti" which is globally known as "touch me not plant". It grew naturally on the...

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