Melilotus officinalis

Melilotus officinalis

Melilotus officinalis, known as yellow sweet clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot and common melilot, is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa, and Australia.

Uses

Poor blood circulation, Leg pain and heaviness, Night cramps, Itchiness, Fluid retention.

Parts Used

Sweet clover

Chemical Composition

Twelve compounds were obtained from the 70% ethanol extract of M officinalis and their structures were identified as β-sitosterol, coumarin, methyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate, kaempferol-3-O-α-L-rhamnoside, rutin, apigenin-7-O-β-D-lutinoside, dibutyl phthalate, robinin, clovin, kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, isoquerecitrin, and medicarpin 3-O-β-glucopyranoside.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	yellow sweet clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot, common melilot,

Properties

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

Habit

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	10-20 mm long	White

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple Fruit		fgfg		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest, Coastal forests.

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