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botanical illustration of Desmodium pulchellum, Desmodium pulchellum

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Desmodium pulchellum

Desmodium pulchellum

Bean · Bobowate · Bongfrüchten · Burchoqdoshlar · Chaqallu yura rikch'aq ayllu · Eartašattut · Ertublómaætt · Fabacee · Fabaceæ · Fabacoj · Fabacées · Fabàcies · Fabáceas · Famîleya baqilan · Hülsenfrüchtler · Họ Đậu · Legumes

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Java, Malaya, BR, CO, DK, JP, MX, NO

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Hemorrhage, Pocks, Diarrhea, Parturition

Science studied: BETULIN

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 pulchellum

Common names: Bean, Bobowate, Bongfrüchten, Burchoqdoshlar, Chaqallu yura rikch'aq ayllu, Eartašattut, Ertublómaætt, Fabacee, Fabaceæ, Fabacoj, Fabacées, Fabàcies, Fabáceas, Famîleya baqilan, Hülsenfrüchtler, Họ Đậu, Legumes

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Java, Malaya, BR, CO, DK, JP, MX and 3 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Hemorrhage
  • Pocks
  • Diarrhea
  • Parturition

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Elsewhere
  • Java
  • Malaya
  • BR
  • CO
  • DK
  • JP
  • MX
  • NO
  • SE
  • US

Documented cultural uses

  • Hemorrhage
  • Pocks
  • Diarrhea
  • Parturition

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

  • Hemorrhage · Elsewhere · "
  • Pocks · Java · "
  • Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
  • Parturition · Malaya · "

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

  • Chemical and pharmacological evaluation of Desmodium pulchellum. · 1972 source ↗
  • Occurrence of 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine oxide and other tryptamines in Desmodium pulchellum Benth ex Baker. · 1965 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BETULIN

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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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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