CONTEST WEEK VIII WORLD OF XPILAR | Benefits of Cleome viscosa flowers

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Cleome viscosa, the Asian spider flower or tickweed is an annual herb that grows to one meter in height. Considered an invasive species and widespread in warm and humid habitats throughout America, Africa, and Asia, it is typically found during the rainy season. Tickwood is an upright, branching, perennial plant with sticky leaves; can grow to a height of 40 - 150cm. Plants are collected from the wild for local use as food and medicine. This plant is sometimes cultivated in India, where it is gaining popularity as a low-cost substitute for caraway. Cultivation is promoted for degraded or marginal agricultural land that can be cultivated more easily than traditional crops. Habitat Freely dry sandy soil in open forest scrub and on rocky slopes in arid areas. Forests and meadows, and as weeds from bare lands, fields, roadsides and deserts; at an altitude of up to 1,000 meters. Plants in the humid tropics are found at an altitude of up to 1,000 meters in areas with a different dry season and in areas without a dry season.

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Preferring light fertile soil in a warm, dry, sunny place, with plenty of room to spread, this plant is considered a noxious weed in some areas, such as North America. Plants begin to flower 3-4 weeks after germination and their life cycle is about 3 months. 600 kg of seeds per hectare have been obtained, the flowers are only temporary, open early morning and close in the evening, the plants are not attacked by insect pests or damaged by wildlife because of their sticky nature and pungent smell.

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Crushed leaves have been studied as a treatment for stored cowpea seeds, to prevent beetle infestation. The leaves are used as an application for wounds and ulcers. The seeds are anthelmintic and carminative. Leaf extract is used as a medicine to treat the discharge of pus from the ear. In a study comparing C. viscosa with standard antibiotics, it was shown to be effective in inhibiting microbial growth. This demonstrates its effectiveness as an antimicrobial agent compared to tetracycline antibiotics. In northern India, the seeds (called Jakhya) are used as a culinary herb, especially for forgings.

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Photography	Cleome viscosa
Camera used	OPPO A5
Location Photo	ACEH FOREST
Photographer	@girls-steem

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