Family: Fabaceae
Synonyms: Melilotus bonplandii Ten. , Melilotus indica (L.) All. [Spelling variant] , Melilotus indicus subsp. permixtus (Jord.) Rouy , Melilotus melilotus-indica Asch. & Graebn. [Spelling variant] , Melilotus melilotus-indicus Asch. & Graebn. , Melilotus officinalis sensu Bojer , Melilotus parviflora Desf. [Spelling variant] , Melilotus parviflorus Desf. , Melilotus permixtus Jord. , Melilotus tommasinii Jord. , Sertula indica (L.) Kuntze , Trifolium indica L. [Spelling variant] , Trifolium indicum L. , Trifolium melilotus L. , Trifolium melilotus var. indicum L. , Trifolium melilotus indicus L. , Trifolium melilotus-indica L.,
Common name: Indian Sweet Clover, Yellow sweet clover, Small Melilot
- Arabic: قرط (قُرط)، نفل( نَفَل)، نفله (نَفَلَه، نَفْلَه)، نفل (نِفِل)
- Assamese: বন মেথী Ban Methi
- Bengali: বন মেথী Ban methi
- Chinese: 野苜蓿
- Dutch: Kleine honingklaver
- Estinisan: India mesikas
- Finnish: Intianmesikkä
- French: Mélilot à petites fleurs
- German: Kleinblütiger Steinklee
- Hindi: बन मेथी Ban methi, Morila, Senji methi
- Marathi: रान मेथी Ran methi
- Nepali: मेथी घाँस
- Portuguese: Anafe-menor
- Russian: Донник индийский
- Sanskrit: वनमेथिका Vanamethika
- Swedish: Dvärgsötväppling
Used in Ayurveda. Whole plant toxic to livestock. Plant juice applied to treat cuts and wounds; whole plant taken as a purgative, a very strong laxative; plant as a plaster for swellings; plant used in beds as a bedbug repellent. Leaf extract along with lemon juice applied over skin eruptions; leaves rubbed on skin to cure itching. Leaves and seeds infusion for stomachache, emollient. Seeds useful in bowel complaints and infantile diarrhea [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
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