Atylosia scarabaeoides Health Dictionary

Atylosia Scarabaeoides: From 1 Different Sources

(L.) Benth.

Family: Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.

Habitat: Throughout India; up to 1,800 m in the western Himalayas.

Ayurvedic: Vana-kulattha.

Folk: Jangli Tur, Kulthi.

Action: Antidysenteric, anticholerin, febrifuge; also used in anaemia, anasarca and hemiplegia. Seeds— taeniafuge.

A flavone glucoside, atyloside, has been isolated from the leaves.

Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Dalz.

Synonym: A. barbata Baker Family: Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.

Habitat: Subtropical tract of Assam, Maharashtra and Kerala, up to 1050 m.

Ayurvedic: Maashaparni (substitute).

Siddha/Tamil: Peruvidukol.

Action: Febrifuge, antibilious, an- tirheumatic (used in consumption and swellings).... atylosia goensis