Medicago lupulina L.Family: Leguminosae
Synonyms: Medica lupulina Scop., Medicago appenina Woods, Medicago cupaniana Guss., Medicago lupulina subsp. cupaniana (Guss.) Nyman, Medicago lupulina subsp. eurasiatica Braun-Blanq., Medicago lupulina var. glandulosa W.D. J.Koch, Medicago lupulina var. lupulina, Medicago wildenowii Merat
Common name: Black Medic, Hop-clover, Black Medick
Arabic: نفل (نَفَل)، نفله (نَفَلَه، نَفْله)، نفل (نِفِل)
Chinse: 天蓝 , 天蓝苜蓿 , 黑荚苜蓿
Finnish: Nurmimailanen
French: Luzerne lupuline, Minette, Luzerne de Cupani
German: Hopfenklee
Italian: Erba-medica lupulina
Romanian: trifoi marunt
Description: Annual, Herbs, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems or branches arching, spreading or decumbent, Stems prostrate, trailing, or mat forming, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs sparsely to densely hairy, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules conspicuous, Stipules green, triangulate to lanceolate or foliaceous, Stipules persistent, Stipules free, Leaves compound, Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, Leaves odd pinnate, Leaflets dentate or denticulate, Leaflets opposite, Leaflets 3, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Leaves hairy on one or both surfaces, Inflorescences spikes or spike-like, Inflorescences globose heads, capitate or subcapitate, Inflorescence axillary, Bracts hairy, Flowers zygomorphic, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx hairy, Petals separate, Corolla papilionaceous, Petals clawed, Petals orange or yellow, Banner petal ovoid or obovate, Wing pet als narrow, oblanceolate to oblong, Wing petals auriculate, 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 legume, Fruit unilocular, Fruit freely dehiscent, Fruit strongly curved, falcate, bent, or lunate, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit hairy, Fruit gland-dotted or with gland-tipped hairs, Fruit 1-seeded, Seeds reniform, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.
Decoction of leaves, stem, flowers and fruits given orally to treat disorders of lungs, coughs and heal wounds. Veterinary medicine, galactagogue, lenitive, nutritive fodder. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
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