Derris trifoliata | SMPB Kerala

Family: Fabaceae
Vernacular names: Kammattivalli, Ponumvalli, കമ്മട്ടിവള്ളി, പോനുംവള്ളി (Malayalam),
Distribution: Paleotropics
Description: Woody climbers. Leaves alternate, pinnate, oblong-lanceolate. Racemes to 12 cm; lax. Flowers rose-white. Pod ovoid or orbicular, base and apex obtuse, winged; seeds 1 or 2.
Habit: Climbers/Lianas
Habitat: Along banks of backwaters and mangrove forests
Flowering & Fruiting: January-October

Parts used: Whole plant
Properties & Uses: Stimulant and antiseptic. Leaf juice taken for chronic dysentery. Bark used in rheumatism and chronic paralysis. Root decoction used externally against fever and internally against sores. Root bark and stems as fish poison and insecticide.
Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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