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Botanical Name |
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Galega officinalis L. |
English
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Goat's rue, French lilac, Italian fitch, Professor-weed |
Synonym(s) |
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Galega bicolor Hausskn., Galega persica Pers., Galega tricolor Hook. |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
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A perennial legume that ranges from 2-6 feet in height. Leaves alternate, pinnately compound, with 6-10 pairs of leaflets (1- 5cm long). Tip of each leaflet has a small hair-like appendage. Flowers purple to white, pea-like; borne in terminal or axillary racemes containing 20-50 flowers. Seed pods are narrow and about 1 inch long. Seeds are dull yellow, bean shaped and approximately 2.5-3mm long. |
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Diaphoretic, diuretic, galactogogue and hypoglycaemic (leaves and flowering tops) |
Pharmacology
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The leaves and flowering tops are used to treat fever, insufficient lactation, late-onset diabetes, pancreatitis and digestive problems, especially chronic constipation caused by a lack of digestive enzymes. |
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