l-2in. across. Pedicels ½-¾in., filiform, downy or glabrous. Calyx ⅛-1/6in. ; teeth obtuse. Stamens diadelphous ; anthers uniform. Pod oblong-linear, 2-3in. long, flat-veined, slightly contracted between the seeds, scarcely dehiscent; seeds 2-5, flat.
Uses: — The bark when incised furnishes a kino-like exudation, which is used in cases of dysentery and diarrhœa (Lisboa). "But its efficacy is very doubtful (K. R. K.). According to Campbell (Econ. Prod., Chutia Nagpur), a decoction of the bark is given among the hill tribes, when the urine is high coloured. In the Central Provinces, the bark is said to be used as a febrifuge.
373. Desmodium tiliœfolium, G. Don. h.f.b.l, ii. 168.
Vern. : — Motha, sambar, shamru, chamra (H.) ; Chamyâr marâra, gur-kats, dud-sambar, pirhi (Pb. ).
Arab. : — Sad-koofl.
Pers. : — Mushk-Zamin.
Habitat : — Himalayas, from the Indus to Nepal.
A small, erect, shrubby plant ; branches slender, terete, finely- downy. Leaves 3-foliate. Leaflets obtuse or sub-acute, thick, flexible, sub-coriaceous, green, glabrescent above, densely hoary beneath ; end one obovate, 2-3in. long, entire or obscurely repand, base deltoid or rather rounded. Petiole 2-3 in. Racemes copiously lax, often 1ft. long, axillary and terminal, the latter often copiously panicled with lower branches again compound. Bracts lanceolate. Pedicels ¼-⅜in., ascending, finely downy. Calyx ⅛in., downy ; teeth deltoid, shorter than the tube. Corolla ⅜-½in. Pod 2-3 in. long, ¼in. broad ; joints 6-9, longer than broad, thinly clothed with adpressed silky hairs.
Use : — The roots are considered carminative, tonic and diuretic, and used in bilious complaints. (Dr, Emerson.)
374. D. gangeticum, D.C., h.f.b.l, ii. 168.
Syn. : — Hedysarum gangeticum, Linn., Roxb. 575.
Sans. : — Sâlaparni.
Vern. :— Sarivan (H.) ; Sâlpâni (B.) ; Sâlwan, dáye (Bomb.) ; Tandi-bhedi-janetet (Santal), Gita-naram, kolaku-ponna (Tel.).
