Family:
Fabaceae
Synonym: Cracca purpurea L., Galega purpurea (L.) L.
Vernacular
name: Kattamari, Kodikozhingil, Kolinnil, Kozhenjil,
Kozhingil, Kozhuva
Habit:
Undershrub
Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests and grasslands, also in the plains
Flowering
& Fruiting: Throughout the Year
Distribution:
Throughout Eastern Ghats
Key
identification features: Glabrescent erect undershrub. Leaves
are even-pinnate. Inflorescence is a many-flowered raceme. Petals pink in
colour. Fruit is a pod which is slightly curved.
Uses:
Impotency,
asthma, dyspepsia, hemorrhoids, syphilis gonorrhea, rheumatism, enlargement of
kidney and spleen
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