Derris TRIFOLIATA Lour.
| Synonym : | Derris uliginosa Benth. Dalbergia heterophylla Willd. Deguelia trifoliata (Lour.) Taub. Derris affinis Benth. Pterocarpus frutescens Blanco Robinia uliginosa Willd. |
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| Bangla Name : | Panlata, Pangota, Kalilata, Gilalata, Goalilata. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Fabeceae |
| Disease : | Rheumatism and dysmenorrhoea. |
| Description : | A woody large climber. Leaves imparipinnate, 12.5-20 cm long, leaflets 3-7, subcoriaceous, 5.7-10 cm long, ovate or ovate-oblong. Flowers rose-coloured in axillary racemes, 7.5-15 cm long. Pods 2.5-3.8 cm long, varies in shape from orbicular to oblong. |
| Distribution : | Coastal zones of Bangladesh on canal banks. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Stem bark contains tannic acid, resins, wax, colouring matters, alkaloidal substance, rotenone, saponin-like glycosides, gum, glucose and minerals. Roots contain rotenone, dehydrorotenone, deguelin, lupeol, toxicarol and a ketone (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | The plant is used as stimulant, antispasmodic and counter irritant, useful in rheumatism and dysmenorrhoea. In Samoa, leaves are used to treat indigestion. Bark and root is fish poison. |
| Habit : | Climber |