Pseudarthria viscida Health Dictionary

Wt. & Arn.

Family: Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.

Habitat: Orissa throughout South India and Gujarat.

Ayurvedic: Sanaparni, Shaalaparni (Kerala).

Siddha/Tamil: Neermalli.

Action: Root—astringent, febrifuge, antirheumatic. A decoction or powder is used for biliousness and diarrhoea. Used as a substitute for Desmodium gangeticum (Shaalaparni) in South India.

Leucopelargonidin has been isolated from the root.