Grona triflora
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Grona triflora, known as creeping tick trefoil or three-flower beggarweed, is a plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical regions around the globe and introduced to subtropical regions including the southern United States.[1][2][3]
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Foliage
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Fruit and seeds
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At Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden
Phytochemicals
Grona triflora (Desmodium triflorum) contains alkaloids including N,N-dimethyltryptophan methyl ester, dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, hypaphorine (structurally related to plakohypaphorine), phenylethylamine, hordenine, tyramine, and trigonelline.[4][5]
Medicinal applications and qualities
Creeping tick trefoil has been utilized in folk medicine. Conditions it has been used for include wounds, diarrhea, rheumatism, dysentery, and skin diseases.[6]
Known substances found in trefoils include alkaloids and flavonoids. The entire plant is used in human nutritional treatment.[7]
Agricultural applications
Creeping tick trefoil is used in agriculture similarly to the closely related Desmodium; see Desmodium#uses.
References
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- ↑ Herbpathy https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Creeping-Tick-Trefoil-Cid1166 retrieved 17 Oct 2022
- ↑ Herbpathy https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Creeping-Tick-Trefoil-Cid1166 retrieved 17 Oct 2022
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