Blue Rattlepod

The scientific name of Blue Rattlepod: Crotalaria verrucosa
Synonyms: Crotalaria coerulea, Crotalaria angulosa, Crotalaria mollis
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Name of in different languages:
English: Blue Rattleweed, Tooth-Leaved Rattlepod, Blue-Flowered Rattlepod, Warty Rattlebox
Sanskrit: Brihatapushpi, Shanpushpi
Hindi: बनशण banshan, झुनझुनिया jhunjhunia
Tamil: சங்குநிதி cankuniti, கிலுகிலுப்பை kilu-kiluppai, Gilugiluppai, Salangaichedi
Malayalam: കിലുകിലുപ്പ-Kilukiluppa
Useful plant parts:
Root, Leaf
Plant description:
It is an erect, branched herbs, grow up to 75 m tall; stems striate, and 4-angled. Leaf simple arranged alternately, Shape ovate or rhomboid-deltoid, apex Obtuse-acute margin entire size 2.5-7 x 2.5-4.5 cm, Flower is found in terminal or lateral racemes; the colour blue. Flowering is throughout the year. Fruits are yellowish to brownish, oblong-terete pod, sparsely pubescent, exceeding the calyx; usually seeds up to 15, fruiting throughout the year.
Medicinal uses:
To treat throat disorders, laryngitis, cardiac disorders, oral disorders, indigestion, fever, blood disorders like the abscess, skin disorders, menorrhagia, nasal bleeding, oral ulcers, scabies and impetigo.
Chemical content:
Beta-sitosterol, isolated flavonal glycoside, Crotalaburine,Apigenin-o-glycoside, crotaverrine,isolated necic leatone, Taraxerol, B- Sitosterol.
Medicinal properties:
Astringent,
How to prepare medicines:
Gargling of leaf decoction is useful for mouth ulcer.