Family: Fabaceae
Synonym:
Desmodium viscidum auct.,Glycine
viscida (L.) Willd.
Vernacular
name: Moovila
Habit:
Shrub
Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution:
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
Flowering
and Fruiting: November-March
Key
identification features: Viscid
pubescent subshrubs. Flowers in axillary or terminal, often branched racemes;
Corolla purplish; Pods linear-oblong, compressed, pubescent with hooked hairs.
Seeds 4-6, reniform.
Uses:
The root is considered to be anthelmintic, antifungal, antiinflammatory,
antioxidant, antitumor, aphrodisiac, astringent, cardiotonic, digestive,
diuretic, hypotensive, rejuvenating and tonic
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