Crotalaria micans Link

Fabaceae

Common Names:
Kaha-andanahiriya (S)
Banshana, Kilukiluppai (T)
Caracas rattle box (E)
Dhavani (Sa)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf, fruit and flower

Uses in traditional medicine :

  • Leaves and young fruits are crushed together and applied on skin diseases such as scabies and impetigo
  • Flowers are emetic
  • Used to treat whooping cough, earache, oedema, vomiting, chronic cough, boils, haemorrhoids and fractures

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Pyrrolizidine alkaloid: monocrotaline from leaves, fruits and seeds

 

Bioactivity :

Clinical:

References :

Klitzke, C. F. et al., (2011), Direct Analysis of Natural Compounds by Venturi Ambient Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization Coupled to a Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer, Natural and Synthetic Products, 10.

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