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Distribution and habitat

Phyllodium pulchellum is widely distributed in tropical Asia and also in the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Australia's Northern Territory.¹

Medicinal

Traditional

In Bangladesh, a bark decoction is used for hemorrhage, diarrhea, poisoning and eye diseases. Flowers are used in biliousness.²

Chemical composition

Plant: Bufotenin and its methyl ether, DMT and its oxides, two tryptamine derivatives, gramine, 15 indole-3-alkylamine, tryptophan bases, β-carbolines

Seeds: Galactomannan, L-glucosyl rhamnoside of physcion

Roots: Betulin, α-amyrin, β-sitosterol³

The alkaloids are mainly of three broad structural types, i.e. indole-3-alkylamine, beta-carbolines, and tetrahydro-β-carboline.⁴

References

1. "Phyllodium pulchellum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-30. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=311323 ↩

2. Velmurugan, Gopal; S. P, Anand (2018-04-17). "Phyllodium pulchellum: A Potential medicinal plant - A review" – via ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414 ↩

3. Velmurugan, Gopal; S. P, Anand (2018-04-17). "Phyllodium pulchellum: A Potential medicinal plant - A review" – via ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414 ↩

4. Velmurugan, Gopal; S. P, Anand (2018-04-17). "Phyllodium pulchellum: A Potential medicinal plant - A review" – via ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324561414 ↩