Desmodium pulchellum (L.) Benth.

• Family: Fabaceae
• Vernacular names: Cherupachotti, Kattumuthira, ചെറുപാച്ചോറ്റി, കാട്ടുമുതിര (Malayalam),
• Distribution: Tropical Asia and Australia
• Description: Shrubs. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets ovate, elliptic or ovate-oblong. Racemes terminal or axillary; flowers yellowish. Pods indented on both sutures, sessile; seeds orbicular.
• Habit: Shrub
• Habitat: Moist deciduous forests
• Flowering & Fruiting: September-February

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• Parts used: Stem, bark and flowers
• Properties & Uses: Bark decoction is used in diarrhea, hemorrhage and eye diseases. Root and black pepper pasted together and given orally in snake bite. Roots and leaves are used for reducing fever. Leaves juice made into paste and given for menstrual disorders.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda,
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