Crotalaria alata, Winged-Stem Rattlepod, rattlebox

Crotalaria alata D.Don
Family: Fabaceae

• Common name: Winged-Stem Rattlepod, rattlebox
• Bengali: Bandar lathi
• Kannada: Budubudike kaayi
• Nepali: सिंगेसिंगे Singesinge,  boksi baja, thulo chheke
• Oriya: jhumka
• Chinese: 阿字绿肥
• Malay: kachang hantu darat
• Thai: coe loe
• Other Indian names:  bandar lathi, budubudike kaayi, jhumka, jhunjhuni

Uses: Poison.  To  help  digestion  and  relieve  stomachache;  plant paste given to weak pregnant women as a tonic and also for quick delivery; plant juice given in case of bedwetting. Root juice given to relieve fever and as an antidote in snakebite.

6 Published articles of Crotalaria alata
1. Structure of Galactomannan from Seeds of Crotalaria alata
Kodiralieva, F. Kh; Shashkov, A. S.; Rakhmanberdyeva, R. K.
Chemistry of Natural Compounds  Volume: 51 Issue: 3 Pages: 405-408 Published: MAY 2015

2. Structure of galactomannan from seeds of Crotalaria alata.
Kodiralieva, F. Kh.; Shashkov, A. S.; Rakhmanberdyeva, R. K.
Chemistry of Natural Compounds  Volume: 51 Issue: 3 Pages: 405-408 Published: 2015

3. The content and accumulation dynamics of carbohydrates and amino acid composition of proteins in fruits and seeds of Crotalaria alata (Fabaceae)
Qodiralieva, F. A.; Rahmanberdyeva, R. K.; Mezhlumyan, L. G.; et al.
Rastitel'nye Resursy  Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Pages: 558-564 Published: 2013

4. POLYSACCHARIDES from Crotalaria alata
Kodiralieva, F. A.; Rakhmanberdyeva, R. K.
Chemistry of Natural Compounds Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Pages: 7-9 Published: MAR 2011

5. Seed lipids from Crotalaria alata and Guizotia abyssinica
Asilbekova, DT; Ul'chenko, NT; Rakhimova, NK; et al.
Chemistry of Natural Compounds Volume: 41 Issue: 5 Pages: 596-597 Published: SEP-OCT 2005

6. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium-ellipticum
RAO P G; ATAL C K
Indian Journal of Pharmacy Volume: 38 Issue: 6 Pages: 156 Published: 1976