Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
Synonyms: Aeschynomene
gangetica, Aeschynomene maculate, Desmodium cavaleriei, Desmodium
lanceolatum, Desmodium latifolium, Desmodium maculatum, Desmodium
natalitium, Desmodium polygonoides, Hedysarum collinum, Hedysarum
gangeticum, Hedysarum lanceolatum, Hedysarum maculatum, Hedysarum
ochroleucum, Hedysarum pseudogangeticum, Meibomia gangetica, Meibomia
polygonodes, Pleurolobus gangeticus, Pleurolobus maculatusCommon name: sal-leaved desmodium
Bengali: chalani, salpani
Gujarati: સલવાન salwan
Hindi: ध्रुवा dhruva, दीर्घमूली dirghamuli, पीवरी pivari, सालपानी salpani, शालपर्णी shalparni
Kannada: ಮೂರೆಲೆಹೊನ್ನೆ murelehonne
Konkani: सालपर्णी salparni
Malayalam: ഓരില orila
Marathi: डाय dai, रानगांज्या ranganjya, साळवण salvan
Nepalese: बन गहत ban gahat, सालीपरनी saliparni
Oriya: salaparni
Punjabi: shalpurhi
Sanskrit: अंशुमती anshumati, ध्रुवा dhruva, दीर्घमूला dirghamoola, पीवरी pivari, शालपर्णी shalaparni
Tamil: புள்ளடி pullati
Telugu: గీతనారము gitanaramu, Kolakuponna కొలకు పొన్న. Nakkotokaponna నక్కోటక పొన్న, Kolaponna కోలపొన్న, Alliteega అల్లి తీగ
Vietnamese: Thóc lép
Ayurvedic uses: Jvara, Meha, Arsha, Chardi, Sopha, svasa, Kasahara, Krimi, Rajayakhma, Netra Roga, Hrudaya Roga, Rakta Gata Vata,
Vata Ardhvabhedaka, Mudha Garbha.
The root contains gangetin, gangetinin, desmodin, N,N-dimethyl tryptamine, hypaphorine, hordenine, candicine, N-methyl tyramine and b-phenyl ethyl amine. The total alkaloid fraction showed hypotensive activity. The root is bitter, antiinflammatory, analgesic, aphrodisiac, constipating, diuretic, cardiotonic, expectorant, astringent, antidiarrhoeal, carminative, antiemetic, febrifuge and anti-catarrhal. Antiinflammatory, aphrodisiac, analgesic.
Root—antipyretic, diuretic, astringent (used in irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhoea and dysentery), anticatarrhal (used in post-natal care, chronic fever, cough, biliousness, vomiting), diuretic, anthelmintic, laxative and nervine tonic
Roots—carminative, mildly purgative, stomachic, emmenagogue, diuretic. Leaves—galactagogue; a poultice of leaves is used for lumbago. Bark—used in diarrhoea and haemorrhages. Roots afforded pterocarpanoids— gangetin, gangetinin, desmodin and several alkaloids. The aerial portion gave indole-alkylamines and their derivatives. Gangetin showed significant antiinflammatory activity in rats.
Siddha Uses: Curam, Cuvasa noy, kirumi, mulam, mekam, vali
71 published article list of Desmodium gangeticum / Shalaparni
