Flemingia vestita

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Flemingia vestita
Sohphlang, ready to eat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Flemingia
Species:
F. vestita
Binomial name
Flemingia vestita
Benth. ex Baker, 1876
Synonyms

Flemingia procumbens Roxb. Moghania procumbens (Roxb.) Mukerjee Moghania vestita (Benth.) ex Baker Kuntze

Flemingia vestita, famously known as sohphlang, is a

tribal communities. In addition, it has been traditionally used as an anthelmintic
, the basis of which is scientifically validated.

It is found as a wild herb along the mountain slopes of

Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya in Northeast India. It is also sparsely found in Laos, Philippines and Vietnam.[1][2]

Description

Flemingia vestita is a

globose, brown or black in colour. Flowers are bright-red. It flowers during August and September.[3][4]

Chemical constituents

It is rich in bioactive

isoflavones such as genistein, daidzein, formononetin and pseudobaptigenin.[5]

Uses

Vegetable

This juicy tuber is a highly priced food among the

proteins
.

Medicinal

The tuber has been an indigenous

human tapeworms such as Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus metacestodes.[10]

Agriculture

Its property of nitrogen fixation has been put to experimental use. Mixed cropping with F. vestita was found to give better economic returns, mainly due to improved soil fertility with a net gain in nitrogen of up to 250 kg/ha/year.[11]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0894991929
    .
  2. ISBN 978-90-5782-099-1. Archived from the original
    on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  3. ISBN 978-8170245377
    .
  4. ISSN 1043-4534
    .
  5. ^ a b Rao HS, Reddy KS (1991). "Isofavones from Flemingia vestita". Fitoterapia. 62 (5): 458.
  6. ISBN 978-3-7091-1324-0
    .
  7. S2CID 25086153
    .
  8. S2CID 18562399
    .
  9. PMID 18771609
    .
  10. PMID 16954323
    .
  11. doi:10.1016/0167-8809(89)90056-X
    .

External links
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