Indigofera astragalina DC.
Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Indigofera hirsuta sensu auct.
Common name: Silky Indigo
Hindi: Dagadia
Marathi: रानमेथी Ranmethi, फुलझडी Phuljhadi
Description: "Densely hairy herbs; stems woody. Leaflets 7-9 pairs, to 3 x 1 cm, elliptic, acute, stipules lanceolate; stipels filiform. Racemes to 4 cm long, axillary. Flowers densely arranged, 8 mm long, shortly pedicelled; calyx 8 mm long, lobes linear; petals pink, glabrous. Pods 1.5 x 0.3 cm, 4-angular, densely hairy; seeds cubical, black, pitted.
Uses: Plant astringent, used for diarrhea. Roots for toothache, a decoction for cough; root powder for pain in the chest. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
4 Published articles of Indigofera astragalina
1. Phytochemical Screening and Bioevaluation of Indigofera astragalina L.
Bhatnagar, Sunita; Nayak, Jyoti
Advances in Plant Sciences Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Pages: 137-139 Published: JUN 2014
2. Germination and emergence characteristics of Indigofera astragalina, Ischaemum rugosum, Oryza barthii and Sesbania sesban.
Rijn, P. J. van; Verhagen, L.
Conference: Proceedings of the 6th International Colloquium on Weed Ecology, Biology and Systematics, organized by COLUMA-EWRS, Montpellier, 1980.
Proceedings of the 6th International Colloquium on Weed Ecology, Biology and Systematics, organized by COLUMA-EWRS, Montpellier, 1980. Issue: Volume I Pages: 57-62 Published: 1980
3. STUDIES IN THE EXTENT AND ROLE OF DORMANCY IN THE SEEDS OF INDIGOFERA-ASTRAGALINA-D
AGARWAL S K; VYAS L N
Journal of the Indian Botanical Society Volume: 49 Issue: 1-4 Pages: 158-163 Published: 1970
4. Indigofera hirsuta L. and I. astragalina DC.
GILLETT, J. B.
Kew Bulletin Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Pages: 290-5 Published: 1960
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