International Journal of Indian Medicine

ISSN: 0000-0000

Year: 2023 |Volume: 4 | Issue: 10


“ETHNOMEDICINAL USES OF DESMODIUM TRIANGULARE (Retz.) Merr.”

About Author

Patel B.1 , Patel B.R.2

1Assistant Professor, Department of Dravyaguna, K.J.Institute of Ayurveda & Research, Savli, Vadodara, Gujarat-391770, India.

2Associate Professor, Department of Dravyaguna, Institute for teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar, Gujarat-361008, India.


Date of Acceptance: 2023-10-17

Date of Publication:2023-11-13

Correspondence Address:

Corresponding Author: Dr.Bhadresh Patel Assistant Professor, Department of Dravyaguna, K. J. Institute of Ayurveda & Research, Savli, Vadodara, Gujarat-391770, India.
Article-ID:IJIM_269_11_23 https://ijim.co.in

Keywords: Desmodium species, Desmodium triangulare(Retz.) Merr.,


Source of Support: Nill

Conflict of Interest: None declared


Abstract


Traditional and folklore medicines play an important role in health services around the globe. The plant Desmodium triangulare (Retz.) Merr. has been used in folklore medicine in the treatment of various ailments but not mentioned in Ayurvedic classical text. The information regarding Ethnomedicinal uses of Desmodium triangulare(Retz.) Merr. in various books on ethno-botany, published research and review articles, it is found that the drug Desmodium triangulare (Retz.) Merr.

is used in different state like; Gujarat, Bihar, Kerala, Karnataka etc. Whole plant is used in different diseases like Rheumatism, Cataract, Stomach pain, Diarrhoea, Eyes diseases are treated by this drug.