Dried Carpetweed / Parpadaga Pul

Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Molluginaceae
Genus: Mollugo
Species: M. verticillata
Binomial name: Mollugo verticillata

Carpetweeds are botanically known as Mollugo verticillata. It is an annual plant that grows in summer. Moreover, it is widely considered a herbaceous herb that has many medicinal properties.

The seeds are germinated in the spring season, it will grow up when the soil is heated up and continuously thrive during the growing season. The entire plant can be cooked and eaten as a potherb, you can also add it in the vegetable soups. This plant will grow rapidly.

Health Benefits

• Carpetweed is considered a good remedy for fever.
• It is more helpful to balance the random hormones. 
• This dried herb helps to reduce heartburn and cough.
• Traditionally, carpetweed is also used to treat the thyroid disease.
• carpetweed also helped to cure breathing problems.