Derris scandens

{{Short description|Species of legume}}

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| image = Derris scandens 31.jpg

| genus = Derris

| species = scandens

| authority = Roxb. (Benth.){{cite web | url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242317468 | title=Derris scandens (Roxb.) | accessdate=6 January 2016}}

| synonyms = Dalbergia scandens Roxb.

Dalbergia timoriensis DC.

Deguelia timoriensis (DC.) Taub.

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Derris scandens is a plant species in the genus Derris of the family Fabaceae. It grows throughout the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Malesia and Australasia.{{cite web | url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?13554 | title=Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth. | accessdate=6 January 2016}} It has been used as a herb in Thai traditional medicine for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain.{{cite web | url=https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00503828 | title=Derris Scandens Benth Extract VS Naproxen in Knee OA | accessdate=6 January 2016}}{{Cite journal|last=Puttarak|first=Panupong|last2=Sawangjit|first2=Ratree|last3=Chaiyakunapruk|first3=Nathorn|date=2016-12-24|title=Efficacy and safety of Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth. for musculoskeletal pain treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials|journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology|volume=194|pages=316–323|doi=10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.021|pmid=27620659|url=http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:408476/UQ408476_OA.pdf}} Gastrointestinal symptoms were reported as the most serious side effects from its oral use.