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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Indigofera astragalina, Silky Indigo, Dagadia, Ranmethi



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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