Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight and Arn.
- Family: Fabaceae
- Vernacular names: Moovila, മൂവില (Malayalam), Salaparni (Sanskrit), Muvilai (Tamil)
- Distribution: Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
- Description: Under shrubs. Leaves 3-foliolate. Flowers pink or rose, in axillary or terminal, often branched racemes. Pods linear-oblong, compressed, pubescent with hooked hairs; seeds 4-6, reniform.
- Habit: Shrub
- Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Flowering & Fruiting: November-March
- Parts used: Root
- Properties & Uses: Digestive, anti-inflammatory, diuretic and cardiotonic. Root are used for the treatment of cardiac disorders, fever, cough, gout, diabetes, inflammations, piles, urinary disorders, diarrhea, asthma and general debility.
- Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
- Traditional Uses:Decoction of the root is used to treat diarrhea .
- Conservation Status: Vulnerable.
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