Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. - least snoutbean
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. - least snoutbean
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. - least snoutbean
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. - least snoutbean
Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. - least snoutbean
MH062 : Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 152 |
| Synonym | : | Dolicholus minimus (L.) Medik.; Dolichos minimus L.; Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. var. diminifolia WalP.H. Raven;
Arcyphyllum rhombifolium (Willd.) Elliott; Dolicholus flavus Medik.; Dolicholus minimus (L.) Medik.; Dolichos minimus L.; Glycine lamarckii Kunth; Glycine littoralis DC.; Glycine reflexa Nutt.; Rhynchosia aureo-guttata Andersson; Rhynchosia exigua Andersson; Rhynchosia hockii De Wild.; Rhynchosia ischnoclada Harms; Rhynchosia mexicana Steud.; Rhynchosia mexicana Hook. & Arn.; Rhynchosia microphylla Wall.; Rhynchosia minima var. diminifolia Walraven; Rhynchosia minima var. lutea Eggers; Rhynchosia minima var. pauciflora Kuntze; Rhynchosia punctata DC.; Dolichos medicagineus Lam.; Dolichos scarabaeoides Roxb.; Glycine rhombifolia Willd.; Rhynchosia adenantha Miq.; Rhynchosia candollei Decne.; Rhynchosia ervoidea DC.; Rhynchosia fridericiana sensu Zoll. & Moritzi; Rhynchosia medicaginea (Lam.) DC.; Rhynchosia rhombifolia (Willd.) DC.; Rhynchosia rhombifolia var. timoriensis DC. |
| Plant Common Name | : | Turel, |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae / Leguminosae |
| Description | : | Perennial, climbing or prostrate; stem glabrous to pubescent. Leaf trifoliolate, petiole 6-20 mm long; leaflets 1.0-2.5 cm long and broad, rhomboid-ovate or rhomboid-obovate, mostly acute apiculate, pubescent above, pubescent on the veins and glandular punctate below, glands orange to black; stipules up to 3.5 mm long. Inflorescence a lax axillary raceme. Pedicel very short. Calyx 3.5-4.5 mm long, pubescent, teeth longer than the tube. Corolla yellow. Vexillum 5-6 mm long, pubescent externally. Fruit 1.2-2 cm long, 6-6.5 mm broad, glabrous, 2-seeded. Fl.Per.: January-March. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Abortifacient, antihelminthic, used in
the treatment of wounds, asthma and piles; seed extract shows specific agglutinating action on human RBC; Anti-cancer (Raihan et al., 2012) |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: alpha-Pinene; Isopropyl toluene; Camphene; 2-beta-Pinene; Myrcene;
O-Cymene; Limonene; alpha-terpinolene;
Gallic acid; Hydroquinone diacetate; Stigmasterol; Lupeol; Beta-sitosterol; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (10): Lupeol; Beta-sitosterol; Stigmasterol; Terpinolene; Limonene; Alpha-pinene; Beta-pinene; Camphene; Myrcene; Gallic Acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Indigenous |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- Raihan, M. O., Tareq, S. M., Brishti, A., Alam, M. K., Haque, A., and Ali, M. S.(2012). Evaluation of antitumor activity of Leea indica (Burm.f.) merr extract against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) bearing mice. Am. J. Biomed. Sci. 4, 143 to 152. doi: 10.5099/aj120200143
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242344770 |
| Reference | : | ~ Jennifer L. McCracken, Sreenivas P. Veeranki, Bill T. Ameredes, William J. Calhoun; "Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Adults - A Review"; JAMA (2017); 318(3): 279-290 PMID : 28719697 ~ Alamgeer, Waqas Younis, Hira Asif, Amber Sharif, Humayun Riaz, Ishfaq Ali Bukhari and Asaad Mohamed Assiri; "Traditional medicinal plants used for respiratory disorders in Pakistan: a review of the ethno-medicinal and pharmacological evidence"; Chin Med (2018); 13(48): 1-29 PMID : ~ Chen S; "Natural products triggering biological targets - a review of the anti-inflammatory phytochemicals targeting the arachidonic acid pathway in allergy asthma and rheumatoid arthritis."; Curr Drug Targets (2011); 12(3): 288-301 PMID : 20955151 ~ Park HS, Kim SR, Kim JO and Lee YC; "The roles of phytochemicals in bronchial asthma"; Molecules (2010); 15(10): 6810-34 PMID : 20924320 ~ Balaji Kasirajan, Rajadurai Maruthamuthu, Vidhya Gopalakrishnan, Krithika Arumugam, Hudson Asirvatham, Vidya Murali, Ramya Mohandass and Anusha Bhaskar; "A database for medicinal plants used in treatment of asthma"; Bioinformation (2007); 2(3): 105-106 PMID : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus | : Rhynchosia Lour. - snoutbean |
| Species | : Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. - least snoutbean |