Action Bark—used in the treatment

of gout.

Millettia auriculata
Baker ex Brandis.

Synonym M. extensa Benth. ex Baker.

Family Fabaceae.
Habitat Sub-Himalayan tract and outer Himalaya up to 1,200 m from Kashmir to Bhutan and in Assam and Central and Southern India.
Folk Godaar (Bihar).
Action Root—vermifuge, pesticidal, kills lice and ticks.
The roots, leaves and stems gave isoflavones (including iso- auriculatin, auricularin) and a rotenoid, sumatrol.

Millettia racemosa Benth. Family Fabaceae. Habitat Deccan Peninsula.

Folk Godaar (Bihar). Action Insecticidal.

The debarked stem contains isoflavans, isomillinol, besides behenic acid, beta-amyrin and beta-sitosterol. The isoflavans showed bactericidal and insecticidal activity The antibacterial activity was observed against Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli.
Millingtonia hortensis Linn. f. Family Bignoniaceae.
Habitat Cultivated throughout India.
English Indian Cork tree. Siddha/Tamil Maramalli.
Folk Aakaasha Neem, NeemChameli.
Action Bark—antipyretic. Flowers—used for asthma and sinusitis.

 

416 Mimosa pudica Linn.

The butanol soluble fraction from aqueous extract of flowers showed bronchial smooth muscle relaxant property. Hispidulin, isolated from the flowers, is reported to exhibit bronchodilatory and antiphiogistic activities. Hispidulin is found to be more potent than aminophyllin and less toxic than the crude extract.
Mimosa pudica Linn.
Family Mimosaceae.
Habitat Native to tropical
America; naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions of India.
English Sensitive-plant, Humble- Plant.

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