Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li
Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li
Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li
Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li
Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li
Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li
Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li
MS041 : Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 143 |
| Synonym | : | Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton.;
Flemingia bracteata (Roxb.)Wight.;
Flemingia fruticulosa Benth.;
Flemingia strobilifera var. bracteata (Roxb.)Baker.;
Flemingia strobilifera var. fruticulosa (Benth.)Baker.;
Hedysarum bracteatum Roxb.;
Hedysarum strobiliferum L.;
Moghania fruticulosa (Benth.)Mukerjee.;
Moghania strobilifera (L.)J.St.-Hil.;
Zornia strobilifera (L.)Pers.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Wild Hops, luck plant • Assamese: makhiyati • Gujarati: poptyo • Hindi: kanphuta • Kannada: kumalu, nari baalada honne • Malayalam: kanalam, kumaanchedi, kumalu, ponthorila, theri • Marathi: bundar, kanphuti, klipti • Nepali: bhatmase, bhatwasi • Telugu: nalla baddu |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae |
| Description | : | Erect undershrub or shrub, branches densely pubescent. Leaf unifoliolate, 7.5-15 cm long, 2.5-6.5 cm broad, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, glabrous to subglabrous above, pubescent, especially on the nerves below, obscurely gland dotted; petiole 3-18 mm long; stipules 1.2-2.5 cm long. Inflorescence axillary and terminal branched racemes; flowers in clusters hidden by distichously arranged bracts. Bracts 1.2-2.5 cm long, reniform, broader than long, slightly emarginate, hirsute; stalked with linear subulate stipules. Calyx 4-5 mm long, pubescent, teeth exceeding the tube. Corolla white streaked with pink, rosy or purple, 6-7 mm long. Fruit 7.0-12.5 cm long, pubescent, 2-seeded.
Fl.Per.: October. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Chourakund,Rangubeli areas along stream banks |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | A decoction or infusion of the leaves and the flowers is used in the treatment of tuberculosis. A decoction of the leaves is given as a bath after childbirth and is also used as a treatment for rheumatish. The leaves are used both externally and internally as a vermifuge for children. One seed a month is chewed by women as a contraceptive. The root is used in the treatment of indigestion, fevers epilepsy and hysteria, to induce sleep and to relieve pain. If a sufficient dose is taken, the roots can induce a heavy sleep even if the person is experiencing great pain. There are no ill effects. The fresh roots are crushed in water in a mortar and pestle - the liquid is taken twice daily for 7 days as a treatment for Diarrhea and dysentery. A paste made from the root is applied topically to treat swellings |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: leptosidin glucoside; leptosin; phloridizin; naringin; chalcones; n-triacontane; beta-sitosterol; Quercitrin; rutin; quercimeritrin; Flemingiaflavanone; Genistin; phloridzin; Flemingin X; Flemingin Y; Flemingin Z; Flemiculosin; Lignoceryl lignocerate; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (4): Beta-sitosterol; Rutin; Naringin; Genistin; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Flemingia+strobilifera
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Hops.html
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242322670
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229764
- http://www.mpbd.info/plants/flemingia_strobilifera.php
- www.onlineijp.com/download.php?id=210&f=210_255_262.pdf
- https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjpr/article/download/14678/59071 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| 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 | : Moghania |
| Species | : Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li |