Phyllodium pulchellum

Phyllodium pulchellum is a plant in the family Fabaceae.

Phyllodium pulchellum
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P. pulchellum
Binomial name
Phyllodium pulchellum
Synonyms
  • Desmodium pulchellum (L.) Benth.
  • Hedysarum pulchellum L. (basionym)
  • Meibomia pulchella (L.)

Medicinal

Traditional

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

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

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The alkloids are mainly of three broad structural types. i.e. indole-3-alkylamine, Beta-carbolines, and tetrahydro-ß-carboline.

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