Desmodium triflorum

Binomial Name - Desmodium triflorum
Common Name - creeping tick trifoil
Tamil Name - Sirupulladi ( சிறுபுள்ளடி )
Place - Thadagam, Tiruvannamalai, TN, India
Date - Dec 2015

Uses

---> Plants are used in blindness, eye diseases, sores, whitlow, spleen complaints, stomach trouble, colic, diarrhoea, menorrhagia and breast pain.
---> Leaves are galactagogue and laxative; remedy for diarrhoea, dysentery and convulsion; applied to wounds and abscesses.
---> Roots are considered carminative, tonic, diuretic and used in cough, asthma and bilious complaints.
---> A decoction made with the roots of Desmodium triflorum can help treat respiratory problems, such as asthma and coughing.
---> This decoction can also be consumed in order to treat stomach aches or rheumatism.
---> The leaves are known to help with dysentery, indigestion, and diarrhea.
---> A leaf paste can help with wounds, sores, itches, abscesses, ulcers, and skin eruptions.