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General Information

Uraria lagopodioides is a prostrate or spreading herbaceous perennial plant with stems up to 60cm long[].
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. It is also sometimes cultivated as a green manure crop.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - southern China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia and the Pacific

Habitat

Open waste slopes, thickets at elevations below 900 metres[]. Dry grassland, open forest, waste places, roadsides, sandy areas and occasionally in deciduous forest, but not in waterlogged locations, at elevations up to 2,000 metres[310.

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	0.60 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A widely used medicinal plant in E. Asia[].

A decoction of the leaves and roots is used for the treatment of dysentery and diarrhoea[].

An aqueous extract of the leaves has abortifacient properties[].

Aqueous and alcoholic extracts of the plants are used to treat intermittent fever and chest inflammation[].

The whole plant is used medicinally for relieving swelling[].

Agroforestry Uses:

The plant has been used to a limited extent as green manure crop in situations such as rubber plantations[].

Other Uses

The plant is used as a pesticide[].

Propagation

Seed -

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