Cullen CORYLIFOLIA (L.) Medic.
| Synonym : | Lotodes corylifolia (L.) Kuntze Psoralea corylifolia L. Psoralea patersoniae Schonl. Trifolium unifolium Forssk. |
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| Bangla Name : | Babchi, Buchki, Hakuch, Barachi, Latakasturi. |
| English Name : | Babchi. |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | Laxative, tonic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, stomachic, anthelmintic, leucoderma, leprosy, psoriasis , skin disease and diarrhoea. |
| Description : | An erect annual herb, 0.6-1.2 m high, stems and branches grooved. Leaves simple, 3.8-7.5 cm, broadly elliptic, inciso-dentate, rounded and mucronate at the apex, sparingly clothed with white hairs. Flowers close, in dense axillary solitary 10-30 flowered racemes. Corolla bluish purple, 6-8 mm long. Pods 5 mm long, ovoid-oblong, somewhat compressed, black. |
| Distribution : | Rajshahi. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Terpenes, furocoumarins and flavones/chalconeshave been isolated from roots and leaves. Seeds contain fixed oil, resin, a terpenoid oil, essential oil and furocoumarins like psoralen, isopsoralen, psoralidin, isopsoralidin, bavachin and corylifolean. An a |
| Uses : | The seeds are laxative, tonic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, stomachic and anthelmintic. Oleoresinous extract of the seeds are especially recommended in leucoderma, leprosy, psoriasis and inflammatory diseases of the skin as external application. Essential oil o |
| Habit : | Herb |