Smithia conferta Sm.
Smithia conferta Sm.
Smithia conferta Sm.
Smithia conferta Sm.
MH064 : Smithia conferta Sm.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 155 |
| Synonym | : | Damapana conferta (Sm.) Kuntze; Smithia conferta var. geminiflora (Roth) T.Cooke; Smithia geminiflora Roth; Smithia geminiflora var. coferta Baker [Spelling variant]; Smithia geminiflora var. conferta Baker; Smithia hispidissima Zoll. & Morong; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Paired flower smithia, naichi bhaji, laksmana |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae |
| Description | : | Erect or scandent herbs; stems glabrous. Leaflets 5 or 6 pairs, 7-13 x 2-4 mm, oblong, acute, strongly bristled along margins and midribs below; rachis terminate into a bristle; stipule 13 mm long, ovate above, 2-lobed below. Flowers solitary or paired, pedicelled; bracts 7 mm long, ovate, cuspidate. Calyx 8 x 5 mm, lobes undivided; petals yellow with red lineole. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | anti-microbial, anti-ulcer, regulating
fertility, biliousness, rheumatism, uterine trouble, sterility problem in women, laxative and used as tonic, the powered form of leaves mixed with honey was prescribed for cholera, its ointment is used to cure eliphanteasis, treat stomach ache and ulcers |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Endemic |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- Agrawal R, Garg HK, Garg U, Singh SK. Antiulcer activity of Smithia conferta in various animal. J Saudi Chem Soc. 2010;14:307to10.
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231152 |
| Reference | : | ~ 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 | : Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae |
| Genus | : Smithia |
| Species | : Smithia conferta Sm. |