Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Crotalaria burhia
Scientific Name and Description
Crotalaria burhia BUCH-HAM.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Crotalaria burhia Buch. Ham. ex BeRth. (Fabaceae)
Crotalaria burhia Benth
Crotalaria burhia Benth
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | shinio, sinia, sissai, Jhamo, Khip |
| Marathi | ghagari |
| Sanskrit | Shudra Shana |
| Rajasthan Region | Shinio |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
- The extract of whole plant is used as expectorant.
- Paste of plant is externally applied over inflammation and rheumatic swellings
- Also used as on antidote to dog bite and scorpion bite.
- Roots boiled in water and its filtrate is taken as coolant.
- Paste of root is diuretic.
- Root decoction is taken in pneumonia and jaundice.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Crotalaria burhia Benth
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Treatment - General
References - Kataria and Kaur 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kataria and Kaur 2013
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Crotalaria burhia. (2022, May 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalaria_burhia