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Description: A much branched suberect herbaceous perennial,
30-60 cm in height with spreading branches; leaves impariprnnate,
leaflets 11-21, narrow, oblanceloate; flowers red or purple in extra
axillaty racemes; fruits slightly curved pods, 3-4.5 cm, long; seeds 5-
10 per pod, grey, smooth. |
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Constituents: β-Sitosterol, lupeol,
retin, delphinidin chloride, cyarnding chloride, isolonchocarpin,
lanceolatins A and B, pongamol, karangin, kangone, 5,7-dimethoxy-8,
flavanone, 2-methoxy-3-9-dihydroxycoumestone flevichapparins B and C,
methyl karanjic acid and purpurin. |
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Uses: The plant is bitter, astringent, acrid, thermogenic,
anthelmintic, digestive, laxative, diuretic, uterine tonic,
anti-inflammatory depurative, styptic, debostruant, alexiteric, alterant
and antipyretic. The roots are useful in inflammations, skin diseases,
scrofula, elephantiasis, dyspepsia, stomachalgia, flatulence,
haemorrhoids, asthma, bronchitis, anaemia, hepatosplenomegaly,
verminosis, strangury, dysmenorrlioea, chronic fever, boils pimples,
odontalgia and gingivitis. The leaves are useful in dyspepsia, pectrol
diseases, haemorrhoids, syphilis, gonorrhoea and bruises. The seeds are
useful in skin diseases and rat poisoning. |
