| Synonym : | Hedysarum tuberosum Willd.
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| Bangla Name : | Shemia batraj. |
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| English Name : | - |
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| Family : | Fabaceae |
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| Disease : | Cooling , aphrodisiac, tonic, galactagogue, diuretic , alterative, , leprosy and fevers. |
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| Description : | A large perennial climber, with a large tuberous roots, stem woody, up to 12 cm in diam. Leaves trifoliate, leaflets 12-20 cm long, the terminal broadly ovate, acuminate, cuneate at base, the lateral ovate-oblong, inequilateral, truncate at the base, densely clothed with whitish, adpressed hairs beneath. Flowers blue or purplish blue, in racemes, 15-30 cm long. Pods flat, 5-7 cm long, densely clothed with long, silky, bristly brown hairs. |
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| Distribution : | Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Roots contain ?-sitosterol, stigmasterol, daidzein, puerarin and a new isoflavone C-glycoside – 4´,6´´-diacetylpuerarin. A new pterocarpan - tuberosin has also been isolated from roots and tubers (Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1990 & 93). |
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| Uses : | Flowers are cooling and aphrodisiac. Tubers are cooling, aphrodisiac, tonic, galactagogue, diuretic and alterative, clears the voice, cures leprosy, burning sensation and urinary discharges. Roots are emetic and lactagogue, given as a demulcent and refrig |
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| Habit : | Climber |
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