Desmodium gangeticum - Shaalaparni, Murelehonne

Shaalaparni

Abrus precatorius is a severely invasive plant in warm temperate to tropical regions, so much so that it has become effectively pantropical in distribution. It had been widely introduced by humans, and the brightly coloured and hard-shelled seeds had been spread by birds.

Uses

Blisters in mouths, mouth sores, bleeding piles.

Parts Used

Seeds, stem, leaves, Root.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	murelehonne, muruluboane
Hindi	chirpat, chuppa, salpalnu
Malayalam	orila, pullati
Tamil	pulladi, pullati, sirupulladi
Telugu	getanaramu, gitanaram
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	shalaparni, shalidala, shaliparni
English

Properties

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

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Paripinnate	Oblong	Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	pink		Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
oblong pod	Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled			seeds upto 5	Fruiting throughout the year

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

tropical, Caribbean Islands, subtropical, pinelands, hammocks.

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