A spreading perennial herb, 0.5 m long. Leaves alternate, trifoliate, petioles 1.5 to 8 mm long; stipules ovate, 2.5 to 3.3 m long, emarginate apex, cuneate at base, margins entire, glabrous. Inflorescence sessile, leaf opposed fascicles of 2 to 4 flowers; bracts acuminate, 4 mm long, pedicels 5 to 8 mm long; calyx 5-lobed, corolla purplish, obovate, apex rounded. Fruit pod linear or oblong 1 to 1.5 cm long.

Roots are considered carminative, tonic and diuretic and used in bilious complaints. Leaves are galactagogue, diuretic, potentiates barbiturates and in mice, influences the central nervous system (50% EtOH plant extract).

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Tropical Forages

Hypathorine and tyramine (leaf); indole-3-alkyamines, trigonelline, beta-phenylethylamines, choline and indole-3-acetic acid (stem. root and leaf); from 50% EtOH plant extract.

In diarrhea, dysentery, to relieve burns, to promote healing of wounds and abscesses, convulsions and stimulating the flow and/or secretion of milk (leaf); to treat bilious complaints, diarrhoea and galactagogue (root)

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.