Babchi seeds plant
Psoralea corylifolia
Also known as Psoralia, Malay-tea
Undershrub
About Babchi seeds plant
Cullen corylifolium, synonym Psoralea corylifolia, (babchi) is a plant used in Indian and Chinese traditional medicine. The seeds of this plant contain a variety of coumarins, including psoralen. Used as a dietary supplement, Cullen corylifolium is of no clinical benefit and can cause potentially fatal herb-induced liver injury.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Psoralea corylifolia
- Genus
- Psoralea
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Occasional in plains and as weed in arable lands
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Yunnan, Sichuan, Arabia, Somalia, Socotra
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बकुची
- Tamil
- கார்போகரிசி
- Kannada
- ಬಾವಂಚಿ
- Malayalam
- കാർകോകിൽ, Psoralea Corylifolia, ബാകചി
- Marathi
- बावची
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Babchi seeds plant belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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