Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC., Hedysarum heterocarpon L.
Vernacular name: Nilathuvara
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in plains
Distribution: India, South Africa, China, Japan, Malesia
Flowering and Fruiting: October-December
Key identification features: Ascending undershrubs; root stock creeping; branches adpressed hairy. Racemes terminal, Flowers purple; Pods lower margin indented, upper straight, 5-7-jointed; joints about as broad as long.
Uses: The whole plant is used medicinally for reducing fever and for treating contusions and strains.
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