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| Bangla Name : | Dhaincha, Jayanti. |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Fabaceae |
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| Disease : | Alexiteric, anthelmintic, diuretic, galactagogue, eye diseases , ringworm and skin diseases. |
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| Description : | A sparingly-branched annual of rapid growth, sometimes reaching 2.5 m or more in height, stem semiwoody, branches and leaf-rachis more or less prickly. Leaves abruptly pinnate, reaching up to 30 cm in length, leaflets 20-30 pairs, close, linear oblong. Flowers in lax, axillary, 3-6 flowered droping racemes. Petals yellow, usually with red dots on the back of the standard. Pods 15-23 cm long, slightly, falcate, linear. |
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| Distribution : | In wet fields. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Gum in endosperm of seeds consists of galactose and mannose in ratio of 1:2:1(Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1993). |
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| Uses : | Roots are alexiteric, anthelmintic, diuretic and galactagogue, useful in diseases of the eye. The seeds are good for ringworm and other skin diseases. It is also used for the same purpose and in the same way as those of Sesbania sesban |
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| Habit : | - |
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