Psoralea corylifolia | |
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Common name | Bavchi |
Botanical Name | Psoralea corylifolia L. |
Vernacular name | Hindi-babchi Gujarati-bavachi Sanskrit- avalguja,somaraji |
Family | Leguminosae |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Parts of plant used | Fruit |
Chemical Constituents | Essential oil , Fixed oil , Psoralen , Psoralidin , Isopsoralen and Bakuchiol. |
Therapeutic uses | used as anti-gonorrhea, diuretic, emetic and for curing rashes in the infant, to remove small red pimples of new-born children., used as maturative for the formation of pus in boils and abscesses, In aromatherapy, it is used management of anxiety, stress, anger, confusion, emotional disturbances, and insomnia. |