botanical record · discovered
Babchi
Psoralea corylifolia
Babchi · Black Dot · Malaya Tea
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Vietnam, China, Nepal, India, TW
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Arthritis, Callosity, Diarrhea
Science studied: BAVACHININ, BAVACHROMENE, CORYLIN, COUMESTROL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Psoralea corylifolia
Common names: Babchi, Black Dot, Malaya Tea
History
The source record documents this plant in Vietnam, China, Elsewhere, Nepal, India, TW.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Stomach)
- Arthritis
- Callosity
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Ejaculation
- Female
- Genital
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- Impotency
- Inflammation
- Kidney
- Knee
- Leprosy
- Leucoderma
- Leucorrhea
- Lumbago
- Piscicide
- Polyuria
- Pregnancy
- Preventitive(Abortifacient)
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatism
- Skin
- Spermatorrhea
- Tonic
- Vision
- Caries
- Vitiligo
- Wet-Dream
- Bactericide
- Cancer(Uterus)
- Enuresis
- Splenitis
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Incontinence
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Vietnam
- China
- Elsewhere
- Nepal
- India
- TW
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Stomach)
- Arthritis
- Callosity
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Ejaculation
- Female
- Genital
- Impotency
- Inflammation
- Kidney
- Knee
show 24 more documented entries
- Leprosy
- Leucoderma
- Leucorrhea
- Lumbago
- Piscicide
- Polyuria
- Pregnancy
- Preventitive(Abortifacient)
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatism
- Skin
- Spermatorrhea
- Tonic
- Vision
- Caries
- Vitiligo
- Wet-Dream
- Bactericide
- Cancer(Uterus)
- Enuresis
- Splenitis
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Incontinence
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Ache(Stomach) · Vietnam · "
- Arthritis · China · "
- Callosity · China · "
- Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Nepal · "
- Diuretic · China · "
- Ejaculation · China · "
- Female · Vietnam · "
- Genital · China · "
- Impotency · China · "
- Inflammation · India · "
- Kidney · China · "
- Knee · China · "
- Leprosy · India · "
- Leprosy · Nepal · "
- Leucoderma · Nepal · "
- Leucorrhea · China · "
- Lumbago · China · "
- Piscicide · Elsewhere · "
- Polyuria · China · "
- Pregnancy · China · "
- Preventitive(Abortifacient) · China · "
- Psoriasis · India · "
- Rheumatism · Vietnam · "
18 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Analysis of molecular events triggered by furanocoumarins in Psoralea corylifolia L. via reactive metabolites and protein adducts. · 2026 source ↗
- Phytochemical basis and antitumor mechanisms of <i>Psoralea corylifolia</i> L.: implications for tumor immunomodulation and therapeutic development. · 2026 source ↗
- Efficacy and hepatotoxicity of Psoralea corylifolia L.: A meta-analysis and machine learning assessment in postmenopausal osteoporosis. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BAVACHININ
- BAVACHROMENE
- CORYLIN
- COUMESTROL
- 4',5'-(2,2'-DIMETHYLCHROMENO)-ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN
- 5'-FORMYL-2',4-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXY-CHALCONE
- ISOBAVACHIN
- LINALOOL
- PSORALENOL
- PSORALIDENE
- RAFFINOSE
- RESIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE
- TRIACONTANE
- BAVACHALKONE
- ISOBAVACHALKONE
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- BAKUCHALKONE
- BAVACHROMANOL
- CORYLIFOLEAN
- COUMARIN
- EO
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- ISOPSORALIDIN
- 7-O-METHYLBAVACHIN
- SITOSTEROL
- 4-TERPINEOL
- DAIDZEIN
- GENISTEIN
- LIMONENE
- 3-C-PRENYL-DAIDZEIN
- 4-O-METHYLBAVACHALCONE
- ALPHA-ELEMENE
- BAKUCHIOL
- BAVACHIN
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- CORYLIDIN
- CORYLINAL
- FAT
- ISONEOBAVACHALKONE
- NEOBAVACHALKONE
- NEOBAVAISOFLAVONE
- PSORALIDIN
- PSORALIDIN-2,3'-OXIDE-DIACETATE
- STIGMASTEROL
- TRILAURIN
- BAKUCHICHIN
- CORYLIFOLIN
- PSORALIDIN-OXIDE
- ANGELICIN
- ISOPSORALEN
- PSORALEN
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- ASTRAGALIN
- BAKUCHALCONE
- BAKUCHICIN
- BAKUCHIOL-ACETATE
- BAVACOUMESTAN-A
- BAVACOUMESTAN-B
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CORYLIFOLININ
- CORYLIFONOL
- DAUCOSTEROL
- ISOBAVACHALCONE
- ISOCORYLIFONOL
- ISONEOBAVACHALCONE
- N-TRIACONTANE
- NEOBAVACHALCONE
- SOPHORACOUMESTAN-A
- (+)-BAKUCHIOL
- 1-DEHYDRO-3-HYDROXYBAKUCHIOL
- 2,3-EPOXYBAKUCHIOL
- 3-DEHYDRO-2-HYDROXYBAKUCHIOL
- 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- 2',4-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXY-5'-FORMYLCHALCONE
- XANTHOTOXIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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