Uraria picta (Jacq.) DC.Family: Leguminosae
Synonyms: Doodia picta Roxb. , Hedysarum pictum Jacq. , Uraria aphrodisiaca Welw. , Uraria leucantha Span. , Uraria linearis Hassk.
Common name: Dabra
Chinese: 美花狸尾豆
Bengali: Sankarjata, Salpani, Chhalani, Chakule
Gujrati: Pithavan
Japan: hosoba-fuji-bô-gusa
Hindi: Dabra, Pitvan, Shankaraja
Kannada : Murele Honne, Ondele honne, Prushniparni
Malayalam: Muvila, Orila
Malayan names: ekor kuching
Marathi: Pitvan, Prisniparni, Ranganja
Nepal: dabra
Nigeria: alupayida
Oriya: Isworojota
Sanskrit: Andhriparni, Chitraparni, Sinhapuchchi, Kalasi
Tamil: Sittirappaladai, Chittirappalatai, Oripai
Telugu: Kolkuponna కొలుకుపొన్న
Description: Erect perennial, undershrub, 20-180 cm tall, branches pubescent. Lower leaf 1-3-foliolate, upper 5-9-foliolate, leaflets of the lower leaf 2-8 cm long, 2.0-3.0 cm broad, ovate; of upper leaves, 7-25 cm long, 5-25 mm broad, ovate-lanceolate, acute, mucronate, often variegated, glabrescent above, pubescent below, petiole 3.5-6.5 cm long; stipules 4.5-5.0 mm long. Inflorescence rachis 10-70 cm long, peduncle 0-5 cm long. Bracts 1.4-2.5 cm long, acuminate, completely concealing the bud, deciduous. Pedicel 6-9 mm long. Calyx 4-5 mm long, pubescent, hairs tubercular-based, lobes 4-5 mm long. Corolla purple, pink or bluish, 8-9 mm long. Fruit 5-9 mm long, with 3-6 segments, each 2-3 mm broad, glabrous, smooth, polished, folded on one another.
Ayurveda uses: Atisara, Chardi, Daha, Jvara, Kasa, Raktatisara, Raktavikara, Svasa, Unmada, Vatarakta, Vrana, Vataroga, Raktarsha. Kaphajamadatyaya Trishna, Nataprabala, Netra roga, Asthibhagna.Whole plant decoction prescribed in the treatment of gonorrhea. Root poultice mixed with honey given as a drink for impotence; roots for abdominal pain, body ache and fever. For snakebite, root pulverized, mixed in hot water, drunk. Leaves decoction taken for cough; leaf juice antipyretic, styptic. Juice of fruit applied to treat sore mouth, especially of children. Magico-religious beliefs, a traditional remedy through plant wreath, twig worn around the neck to treat toothache; tribal snake charmers use dried seeds for catching poisonous snakes. Veterinary medicine, root infusion given to cattle not feeding.
Root—prescribed for cough, chillsandfevers. Leaves—antiseptic, used for urinary discharges and genitourinary infections. [Indian Medicinal Plants - An Illustrated Dictionary]
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