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Phyllodium pulchellum - Lodhrah

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Lodhrah, Phyllodium pulchellum

Phyllodium pulchellum is a leguminous shrub with trifoliate leaves. It is native to occurring throughout tropical and subtropical regions. The plant is widely distributed in Bangladesh, India, Srilanka, and Southern China.

Uses

Fever, Psychotic symptoms, Ulcers, Pockmarks, Rheumatic fevers, Toothache, Haemorrhages, Diarrhoea, Eye diseases.

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Jenkotte, Jenukaddi
Hindi Jatsalpan
Malayalam kattumutira, katumudura
Tamil Vellalothi
Telugu Karra anthina, Konda antinta
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Lodhrah, Lodrom
English

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Trifoliate Alternate Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 2.5-11 x 2-5 cm, ovate, elliptic or ovate-oblong, petiole to 2 cm long

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Raceme Racemes terminal or axillary, 7-16cm long, composed og orbicular green bracts Pale yellow 10 Flowering and fruiting is from September to February

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A Pod 4-6 x 3-4 mm Follicle 2-angled, acute, straight to falcate to slightly twisted, spirally coiled after dehiscence Seeds 6-15, 8-10 x 7-9 mm, indented on both sutures, sessile {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria.[3]

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Wastelands on hills, Roadsides, Sparse forests on mountain slopes

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