Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
Family: Fabaceae
Synonyms: Aeschynomene triflora Poir., Desmodium albiflorum Cordem., Desmodium bullamense G.Don, Desmodium caespitosum Bojer, Desmodium granulatum Walp., Desmodium stipulaceum Burm.f., Desmodium stipulaceum (Burm.f.) Hassk., Desmodium triflorum var. adpressum Ohwi, Desmodium triflorum var. minus Wight & Arn., Desmodium triflorum var. pygmaeum Hoehne, Desmodium triflorum var. triflorum, Desmodium triflorum var. villosum Wight & Arn., Hedysarum granulatum Schum. & Thonn., Hedysarum granulatum Schum., Hedysarum granulatum Schumach. & Thonn., Hedysarum stipulaceum Burm.f., Hedysarum stipulaceum Sesse ex DC., Hedysarum triflorum L., Hippocrepis humilis Blanco, Meibomia triflora (L.) Kuntze, Meibomia triflora f. coerulescens Kuntze, Meibomia triflora f. flavescens Kuntze, Meibomia triflora var. glabrescens Kuntze, Meibomia triflora var. pilosa Kuntze, Meibomia triflora f. purpurea Kuntze, Meibomia triflora f. violacea Kuntze, Meibomia triflora f. virescens Kuntze, Nicolsonia reptans Meissner, Nicolsonia reptans Hook.f. & Benth., Nicolsonia reptans Meisn., Nicolsonia triflora Griseb., Pleurolobus triflorus J.St.-Hil., Sagotia triflora (L.) Duchass. & Walp.
- Common name: Creeping Tick Trefoil, three-flower beggarweed, tropical trefoil,three-flower beggarweed, matty desmodium
- Bengali: kudaliya
- Chinese: 三点金草
- French: PlatÁ, Gazon
- Hindi: Kudaliya, motha
- Kannada: kaadu pullampurasi, kaadu pullam purasi, kaadu menthe
- Malayalam: നിലമ്പരണ്ട nilamparanta
- Marathi: chipti, ran-methi
- Mizo: bawngekhlo
- Nepali: बुटे कनिके Bute kanike
- Oriya: bawngekhlo, kansisna
- Sanskrit: हंसपदी Hamsapadi, त्रिपदी Tripadi
- Spanish: Acaba Pangola
- Tamil: sirupullati, ciru pullati, sirupulladi
- Telugu: muntamandu
Description: Perennial, Herbs, Stems woody below, or from woody crown or caudex, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems prostrate, trailing, or mat forming, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems 1-2 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate, Stems or young twigs sparsely to densely hairy, Stems hairs pilose or spreading, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules conspicuous, Stipules green, triangulate to lanceolate or foliaceous, Stipules deciduous, Stipules free, Leaves compound, Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, Leaves odd pinnate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets opposite, Stipels present at base of leaflets, Leaflets 3, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Flowers solitary in axils, or appearing solitary, Flowers in axillary clusters or few-floweredracemes, 2-6 flowers, Inflorescence axillary, Bracts very small, absent or caducous, Bracteoles present, Flowers zygomorphic, Calyx 2-lipped or 2-lobed, C alyx hairy, Petals separate, Corolla papilionaceous, Petals clawed, Petals white, Petals blue, lavander to purple, or violet, Banner petal ovoid or obovate, Wing petals narrow, oblanceolate to oblong, Wing tips obtuse or rounded, Keel tips obtuse or rounded, not beaked, Stamens 9-10, Stamens diadelphous, 9 united, 1 free, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Fruit a loment, jointed, separating into articles, Fruit unilocular, Fruit tardily or weakly dehiscent, Fruit indehiscent, Fruit elongate, straight, Fruit strongly curved, falcate, bent, or lunate, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit compressed between seeds, Fruit hairy, Fruit 3-10 seeded, Seeds ovoid to rounded in outline, Seeds reniform, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.
Used in Ayurveda and Sidha. Whole plant astringent, laxa- tive, antipyretic, expectorant, antiseptic, used on skin rashes, wounds and abscesses and for inducing sweat and promoting digestion; tender parts chewed to treat toothache; fresh juice of the plant given to children for coughs; plant juice used as ear drops to alleviate earache and also given as galactagogue; infusion of the leaves of Hydrocotyle javanica, mixed with plant of Desmodium triflorum , leaves of Kadsura scandens and fruits of Litsea cubeba, drunk to treat measles, pox in small children. Roots decoction for colic; root juice dropped in eye to treat inflammation. Leaves to treat diarrhea and dysentery, convulsions, wounds and abscesses; fresh leaves used internally as a galactagogue, applied to wounds and abscesses; young leaves chewed for toothache; a paste of bruised leaves applied to itches, nails and indolent sores; leaf juice applied for cuts, wounds and piles. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Fresh leaves—used internally as galactagogue and for diarrhoea; applied externally to wounds and abscesses. Root—diuretic. Also used for cough, asthma. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Dysentery, antitoxic, hepatitis, red eye with inflammation, lymph infection, anthelmintic action against Ascaris lumbricoides. [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values]
Fresh leaves—used internally as galactagogue and for diarrhoea; applied externally to wounds and abscesses. Root—diuretic. Also used for cough, asthma. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Dysentery, antitoxic, hepatitis, red eye with inflammation, lymph infection, anthelmintic action against Ascaris lumbricoides. [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values]
33 Published articles of Desmodium triflorum
