Tephrosia PURPUREA (L.) Pers.
| Synonym : | Cracca purpurea L. Cracca purpurea L. Galega diffusa Roxb. Tephrosia diffusa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. |
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| Bangla Name : | Ban Nil, Lohamori, Sarpunkha. ,Dummuijja (Chakma), Rhoya-boung (Marma). |
| English Name : | Wild Indigo. |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | bronchitis, bilious attacks, boils, pimples ,bleeding piles,cough,liver disorders,scabies, itch, eczema and other skin diseases |
| Description : | A copiously branched herbaceous perennial, 30-60 cm high, branches spreading. Leaves 5-10 cm long, imparipinnate, leaflets 11-21, oblanceolate, obtuse or retuse, mucronate, 2-2.8 cm long. Flowers purplish-pink, in leaf-opposed lax racemes, 7.5-12.5 cm long. Pods 3-4.5 cm long, linear, slightly curved. |
| Distribution : | Throughout the country in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and roots contain glycosides, which include osyritin, rutin and tephrosin, deguelin, isotephrosin and rotenone, three crystalline compounds, maxima substance A, B and C, which are chemically related to the isoflavonic compound rotenone. Leaves also |
| Uses : | Dried herbs possess tonic, laxative, diuretic and deobstruent properties. It is given for the treatment of bronchitis, bilious attacks, boils, pimples and bleeding piles, useful in cough and kidney disorders. It is useful for the treatment of general live |
| Habit : | Herb |