Uraria picta Desv.
Synonym _ Hedysarum pictum Jacq.
Family _ Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.
Habitat _ Throughout India, in dry
grasslands.
Ayurvedic _ Prishniparni, Prithakparni,
Simhapushpi, Kalashi,
Dhaavani, Guhaa, Chitraparni Siddha/Tamil _ Oripai.
Action _ Root—prescribed for cough,
chills andfevers. Leaves—antiseptic,
used for urinary discharges and
genitourinary infections.
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India
recommends a decoction of whole
plant in alcoholism, insanity, psychosis;
cough, bronchitis, dyspnoea; diseases
due to vitiated blood; gout; bleeding
piles; blood dysentery, acute diarrhoea.
The plant is credited with fracturehealing
properties. Its total extract
exhibits better and quicker healing of
fractures in experimental animals due
to early accumulation of phosphorus
and more deposition of calcium.
Dosage _ Whole plant—1-2 g
