Phyllodium pulchellum
{{Short description|Species of legume}}
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|image = Phyllodium pulchellum-2-sekar coffee-yercaud-salem-India (1).jpg
|genus = Phyllodium
|species = pulchellum
|authority = (L.) Desv.{{GRIN | accessdate=2008-04-30}}
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|synonyms = *Desmodium pulchellum (L.) Benth.
- Hedysarum pulchellum L. (basionym)
- Meibomia pulchella (L.)
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Phyllodium pulchellum is an Asian plant in the family Fabaceae.
Distribution and habitat
Phyllodium pulchellum is widely distributed in tropical Asia and also in the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Australia's Northern Territory.
Medicinal
=Traditional=
In Bangladesh, a bark decoction is used for hemorrhage, diarrhea, poisoning and eye diseases. Flowers are used in biliousness.
Chemical composition
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
The alkaloids are mainly of three broad structural types, i.e. indole-3-alkylamine, beta-carbolines, and tetrahydro-β-carboline.{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414 |last1=Velmurugan |first1=Gopal |last2=S. P |first2=Anand |date=2018-04-17 |title=Phyllodium pulchellum: A Potential medicinal plant - A review |via=ResearchGate}}
References
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Category:Flora of tropical Asia
Category:Flora of the Ryukyu Islands
Category:Flora of the Northern Territory
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