Phyllodium pulchellum is an Asian plant in the family Fabaceae.

Phyllodium pulchellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Non-protein amino acid-accumulating clade
Clade: Millettioids
Tribe: Desmodieae
Genus: Phyllodium
Species:
P. pulchellum
Binomial name
Phyllodium pulchellum
Synonyms
  • Desmodium pulchellum (L.) Benth.
  • Hedysarum pulchellum L. (basionym)
  • Meibomia pulchella (L.)

Distribution and habitat

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Phyllodium pulchellum is widely distributed in tropical Asia and also in the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Australia's Northern Territory.[1]

Medicinal

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Traditional

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In Bangladesh, a bark decoction is used for hemorrhage, diarrhea, poisoning and eye diseases. Flowers are used in biliousness.[2]

Chemical composition

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Plant: Bufotenin and its methyl ether, DMT and its oxides, two tryptamine derivatives, gramine, 15 indole-3-alkylamine, tryptophan bases, β-carbolines

Seeds: Galactomannan, L-glucosyl rhamnoside of physcion

Roots: Betulin, α-amyrin, β-sitosterol[2]

The alkaloids are mainly of three broad structural types, i.e. indole-3-alkylamine, beta-carbolines, and tetrahydro-β-carboline.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Phyllodium pulchellum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  2. ^ a b c Velmurugan, Gopal; S. P, Anand (2018-04-17). "Phyllodium pulchellum: A Potential medicinal plant - A review" – via ResearchGate.