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Desmodium gangeticum
Desmodium gangeticum
no alternate common names documented
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India, Malaya, India(Santal), Upper Volta, Java, SB
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alterative, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Febrifuge
Science studied: 2'-HYDROXYGENISTEIN, GENISTEIN
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: Desmodium gangeticum
Common names: not documented
History
The source record documents this plant in India, Malaya, India(Santal), Upper Volta, Java, SB.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alterative
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Febrifuge
- Gravel
- Ache(Head)
- Stone
- Ache(Tooth)
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- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Urogenital
- Vermifuge
- Sedative
- Catarrh
- Diuretic
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Steam-Bath
- Tonic
- Vision
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India
- Malaya
- India(Santal)
- Upper Volta
- Java
- SB
Documented cultural uses
- Alterative
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Febrifuge
- Gravel
- Ache(Head)
- Stone
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Urogenital
- Vermifuge
- Sedative
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- Catarrh
- Diuretic
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Steam-Bath
- Tonic
- Vision
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Alterative · India · "
- Diarrhea · Malaya · "
- Dysentery · India(Santal) · "
- Dysentery · Upper Volta · "
- Febrifuge · India · "
- Gravel · Java · "
- Ache(Head) · Malaya · "
- Stone · Malaya · "
- Ache(Tooth) · Malaya · "
- Tumor(Abdomen) · India · "
- Urogenital · Upper Volta · "
- Vermifuge · Upper Volta · "
- Sedative · Malaya · "
- Catarrh · India · "
- Diuretic · India · "
- Expectorant · India · "
- Fever · India · "
- Steam-Bath · Upper Volta · "
- Tonic · India · "
- Vision · India(Santal) · "
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
- Integrated molecular docking, simulation dynamics and cytotoxicity assays of <i>Desmodium gangeticum</i>-derived phytochemicals for multi-target cancer therapy. · 2026 source ↗
- Chemo-profiling by UPLC-QTOF-MS, GC-MS/MS analysis and in vitro bioactivity assessment of Desmodium gangeticum DC · 2025 source ↗
- In Silico Characterization of Desmodium gangeticum Compounds as Dual Modulators of MAO-B and 5- HT2A in Parkinson’s Disease: An Integrated Approach Combining Molecular Docking, ADMET Profiling, MM-GBSA, QSAR Modeling, and Molecular Dynamics Simulation · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 2'-HYDROXYGENISTEIN
- GENISTEIN
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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