Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
MS035 : Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 125 |
| Synonym | : | Aeschynomene gangetica (L.)Poir.;
Aeschynomene maculata (L.)Poir.;
Desmodium cavaleriei H.Lév.;
Desmodium gangeticum var. maculatum (L.)Baker.;
Desmodium gangeticum var. ramnagari Haines.;
Desmodium lanceolatum Walp.;
Desmodium maculatum (L.)DC.;
Desmodium natalitium Sond.;
Desmodium polygonoides Baker.;
Hedysarum collinum Roxb.;
Hedysarum gangeticum L.;
Hedysarum lanceolatum Schum. & Thonn.;
Hedysarum maculatum L.;
Hedysarum ochroleucum Moench.;
Hedysarum pseudogangeticum Miq.;
Meibomia gangetica (L.)Kuntze.;
Meibomia polygonodes (Baker)Kuntze.;
Pleurolobus gangeticus J.St.-Hil.;
Pleurolobus maculatus J.St.-Hil.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Sal Leaved Desmodium • Hindi: dhruva, dirghamuli, pivari, salpani, shalparni • Manipuri: Porongkhok • Marathi: dai, ranganjya, salvan • Tamil: pullati • Malayalam: orila • Telugu: gitanaramu • Kannada: murelehonne • Bengali: chalani, salpani • Oriya: salaparni • Konkani: salparni • Nepali: ban gahat, saliparni • Gujarati: salwan • Sanskrit: anshumati, dhruva, dirghamoola, pivari, shalaparni |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae |
| Description | : | Erect undershrubs, up to 1.2 m tall; stem angled, hairy when young, glabrescent on ageing. Leaves 1-foliolate, 5-10 x 1-5 cm, ovate to elliptic, base rounded, apex acute, glabrescent above, densely appressed hairy below, often blotched with grey; petiole to 2.5 cm long; stipules to 8 mm long; linear-lanceolate. Flowers white, fascicled in terminal and axillary, 15-25 cm long racemes; pedicels 3-4 mm long; bracts subulate. Calyx campanulate; lobes 1.5-2 mm long, triangular, tomentose without. Corolla c. 4 mm across. Stamens diadelphous. Ovary 3-4 mm long, compressed, hairy without; stigma capitate. Pods 1.2-2.3 x 0.1-0.15 cm, moniliform, 4-7-jointed, reticulate, slightly pubescent with hooked hairs, constricted in ventral suture. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | A decoction of the leaves is used against stones in the gall bladder, kidneys or bladder. The leaves are applied as a poultice to the head as a treatment for headache. The roots are considered to be alterative, astringent, bitter tonic, diuretic, expectorant and febrifuge. A decoction of the root is employed to treat kidney problems, oedema, swellings, chronic fever, coughs, biliousness, Diarrhea and dysentery; or as a sedative for children. The roots are applied to the gums as a treatment for toothache. A decoction is used externally to clean wounds and ulcers. The whole plant is considered to be anthelmintic. anti-oxidant, cardio-protective, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-diabetic, nootropic, anti-leshmanial, immunomodulatory activity; |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Aminoglucosyl glycerolipid; cerebroside; Genistein; 2-hydroxy genistein; Gangetin; gangetinin; desmodin; desmocarpin; Tryptamines; phenethylamines;
tryptamine-N-oxide;
phenethylamine-N-oxide;
N,N-dimethyltrytamine;
N,N-dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide;
5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine;
5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide;
indole-3-alkylamine; beta-carboline; Caffeic acid; chlorogenic acid; pterocarpan; pterocarpanoids gangetin; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (3): Genistein; Caffeic acid; Chlorogenic acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229507
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Desmodium+gangeticum
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sal%20Leaved%20Desmodium.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16099649
- http://www.mpbd.info/plants/desmodium_gangeticum.php |
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| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus | : Desmodium Desv. - ticktrefoil |
| Species | : Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. |