Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng.
Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng.Family: Leguminosae
Synonyms: Glycine labialis L. , Glycine parviflora Zollinger ex Miq., Kennedya arabica Hochst
Bengali: mashani
English: Blue Wiss, Pistache Marronne, horse vine, rabbit vine
Hawaiian: Mashani, Mashoni, Mashparui
Hindi: कल्याण kalyan, लोमशपर्णिनी lomashparnini, मशानी mashani, माषपर्णी mashaparni, पाण्डुलोमा pandu-loma
Kannada: ಅಡವಿ ಉದ್ದು adavi uddu
Konkani: रानउडीद ran-udid
Malagasy: Teloravina, Vahilandy
Malayalam: kattulunnu
Marathi: रानउडीद ran-udid
Oriya: ban-kultha
Sanskrit: हयःपुच्छी hayahapuchchi, कल्याणी kalyani, माषपर्णी mashaparni, विसारिणी visarini
Sinhalese: Wal-Kollu
Tamil: மாஷபருணி mashaparuni
Telugu: కరు మినుములు karu minumulu, అడవి మినుములు adavi minumulu
Tibetan: mon sran gro u i dab ma
Parts used: Whole plant, root, fruit
Ayurvedic uses: Atisara, Pravahika, Vatapitta jvara, Sukralpata, Raktapitta, Raktavikara, Daha, Sotha, Sirahsula. Fruit—astringent, stomachic, febrifugal; also used as a nervine tonic in tuberculosis, haemoptysis, rheumatism and paralysis. Considered invigorating in Indian medicine. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India
recommends the plant in spermatorrhoea.
The fruit is bitter, cooling and sweet. It is used as aphrodisiac, stomachic,
nervine tonic, astringent to the bowels, antipyretic and galactagogue. It is also used in inflammation, biliousness, blood diseases, gout, fevers, bronchitis, thirst, burning sensation, paralysis, rheumatism, affections of the nervous system, haemoptysis, tuberculosis and catarrh.
Siddha uses: Uses - Used in treatment Sexual debility.
Chemical Constituents: amino acids, lysine, leucine, isoleucine, arginine, valine, histidine; unsaturated fatty acids, minerals-potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, free phenols, tannins, L-DOPA, hydrogen. Cyanide, phytic acid; proteins. Flavonol glycoside (C26H28O17) , vitexin, bergenin, daidzin, 3-Omethyl- D- chiro –inositol.
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