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Phyllodium pulchellum
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<h2 id="distribution-and-habitat">Distribution and habitat</h2> <p><i>Phyllodium pulchellum</i> is widely distributed in tropical Asia and also in the <a href="/facts/Ryukyu_Islands/94rjkv8f">Ryukyu Islands</a>, Taiwan and Australia's <a href="/facts/Northern_Territory/5BFWuuyv">Northern Territory</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="medicinal">Medicinal</h2> <h3>Traditional</h3> <p>In Bangladesh, a bark <a href="/facts/Decoction/zphoyo1I">decoction</a> is used for hemorrhage, diarrhea, poisoning and eye diseases. Flowers are used in biliousness.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="chemical-composition">Chemical composition</h2> <p>Plant: <a href="/facts/Bufotenin/a1GkL2Fa">Bufotenin</a> and its methyl ether, <a href="/facts/N,N-dimethyltryptamine/oIPCXryU">DMT</a> and its oxides, two <a href="/facts/Tryptamine/5G31m4BT">tryptamine</a> derivatives, <a href="/facts/Gramine/pJbJWUq1">gramine</a>, 15 indole-3-alkylamine, tryptophan bases, <a href="/facts/%CE%92-carbolines/zxgeBzgf">β-carbolines</a> </p><p>Seeds: <a href="/facts/Galactomannan/M0oHsFgk">Galactomannan</a>, L-glucosyl rhamnoside of <a href="/facts/Parietin/m6G8S7cs">physcion</a> </p><p>Roots: <a href="/facts/Betulin/WWrcWTKf">Betulin</a>, <a href="/facts/%CE%91-amyrin/w6e3BmIq">α-amyrin</a>, <a href="/facts/%CE%92-sitosterol/B9bAhAl9">β-sitosterol</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>The alkaloids are mainly of three broad structural types, i.e. indole-3-alkylamine, <a href="/facts/Beta-Carboline/zxgeBzgf">beta-carbolines</a>, and tetrahydro-β-carboline.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Phyllodium pulchellum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-30. <a href="https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=311323" target="_blank">https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=311323</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Velmurugan, Gopal; S. P, Anand (2018-04-17). "Phyllodium pulchellum: A Potential medicinal plant - A review" – via ResearchGate. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Velmurugan, Gopal; S. P, Anand (2018-04-17). "Phyllodium pulchellum: A Potential medicinal plant - A review" – via ResearchGate. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Velmurugan, Gopal; S. P, Anand (2018-04-17). "Phyllodium pulchellum: A Potential medicinal plant - A review" – via ResearchGate. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>