Tephrosia Purpurea Extract

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• Tephrosia purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae that has a pantropical distribution It is a common wasteland weed
• In many parts it is under cultivation as green manure crop It is found throughout India and Sri Lanka in poor soils
• Tephrosia purpurea Dil Pers belongs to the family Fabaceae subfamily Faboideae tribe Millettieae and it is a highly branched suberect herbaceous perennial up to 60 m in height with spreading branches the leaves are imparipinnate with narrow oblanceolate leaflets the flowers are red or purple in extraaxillary racemes the pods are slightly curved 345 cm long grey smooth and containing 510 seeds per pod
• Sharapunkha is a famous Ayurvedic herb used in liver cirrhosis and splenomegaly Its botanical name is Tephrosia purpurea It belongs to Fabaceae family It is called Purple Tephrosia in English Introduction
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• Tephrosia purpurea is also used traditionally as folk medicine According to Ayurveda the plant is anthelmintic alexiteric restorative and antipyretic It is used in the treatment of leprosy ulcers asthma and tumors as well as diseases of the liver spleen heart and blood