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CLASSIFICATION

ORDER	: Fabales
FAMILY	: Fabaceae
GENUS	: Alysicarpus Desv.
SPECIES	: vaginalis (L.) DC.
BOTANICAL NAME	: Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.
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COMMON NAME	: Alyce clover.
TAMIL NAME	: Pullaridi.
HINDI NAME	: Chauli.

PLANT DESCRIPTION

HABIT :  A prostrate or suberect, glabrous or sparsely hairy herbs often with radially spreading branches.

LEAVES :  1 - 4.5 x 0.9 - 3.5 cm, ovate - oblong ornearly orbicular, glabrous above, sparsely hairy beneath.

INFLORESCENCE :  Racemes

FLOWERS :  Purple or violet, in 3 - 7 cm long, terminal and axillary, lax or compact racemes.

FRUIT :  Pods 1.3 - 2.5 cm long, 6 - 8 jointed, reticulately veined, at length glabrous.

SEEDS :  Ellipsoid - oblong, glabrous, brown, smooth.

FLOWERING AND FRUITING TIME :  July - December

MEDICINAL USES

A decoction of the roots is used as a treatment against coughs.

The roots are chewed as a treatment for fevers.

An infusion of the powdered seeds is used as a remedy for dysentery and colic.

The whole plant is used medicinally for treating sword wounds and bone fractures.

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