Botanical Name : Desmodium triflorum (Linn.) DC.
Family : Fabaceae
Introduction :
This plant is a good hair tonic, recently researches shows that it have significant role in improving health in HIV patients.
Names in different Indian languages :
English : Three flower ticktrefoil
Hindi : Kudaliya
Kannada : Muntamundu
Malayalam : Nilamparanta
Sanskrit : Tripaadi, Hamsapaadi (Kerala)
Tamil : Seruppadi
Telugu : Muntamandu
Folk : Jangali Methi,Ran-methi.
Morphology :
Perennial prostrate herb, roots at nodes
Leaves – trifoliate, small, leaflets – obovate
Flowers – pink
Fruit – pod
Distribution & Habitat :
All over India
Chemical constituents :
beta-phenylethyl amine, tyramine , hypaphorine, Hypaphorine
Properties :
RASA-kashaya, madhura
GUNA- guru
VIRYA-sitha
VIPAKA-madhura
Karma –vishahara, vranaropana,
Diuretic, cooling, expectorant , galactagogue, pitha hara
Srotogamitva :
Dosha : pithahara
Dhatu :raktha
Mala :mutrala
Organ : liver, kidney
Indication :
wounds and abscesses, cough, sores, erysipelas, flatulence, bronchitis
Part used :
Whole plant
Dosage :
1-2 g
Internal uses :
Respiratory system:
Useful in cough and asthma
Urinary system:
Diuretic
Therapeutic Uses :
Fresh leaves—used internally as galactagogue and for diarrhoea;
applied externally to wounds and abscesses. Root— diuretic.
