Ethnobotanical and Phytochemical Studies of Tephrosia calophylla Bedd.

Pushpalatha V.; Sujathamma P.

doi:10.5281/aps.2019.8.12.3

Ethnobotanical and Phytochemical Studies of Tephrosia calophylla Bedd.

Pushpalatha V., Sujathamma P.

Abstract

The present study deals with the ethnobotanical studies and preliminary phytochemical screening of rare taxa Tephrosia calophylla collected from Talakona region of Chittoor District. This research was taken up based on the ethnobotanical claim and literature perusal. Results reported that drug powder prepared from whole plant is prescribed as medicine for different ailments and posses potent therapeutic phytochemicals.

Keywords

Tephrosia calophylla; whole plant; Ethnobotanical drug; Talakona

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/aps.2019.8.12.3