Ethnobotanical Survey of Three Species of Desmodium genus (Desmodium ramosissimum, Desmodium gangeticum and Desmodium adscendens) Used in Traditional Medicine, Benin

Antiamnesic effects of Desmodium gangeticum in mice.

Dementia is a mental disorder characterized by loss of intellectual ability sufficiently severe enough to interfere with one's occupational or social activities. Desmodium gangeticum commonly known as Salparni, is widely used in ayurveda for the treatment of neurological disorders. The present work was designed to assess the potential of aqueous extract of D. gangeticum (DG) as a nootropic agen...

Soyasaponins and Related Glycosides of Desmodium canadense and Desmodium illinoense

Seed extracts of Desmodium canadense (L.) DC., a native Canadian legume, were examined by HPLC and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/MS) for the presence of triterpenoid saponins of the oleanene type. An aqueous methanol extract, fractionated by use of a DiaionTM HP-20 macroporous resin, was found to possess soyasaponin III (soyasaponin Bb ́) and the 2,3-dihydro-2,5-dihydroxy-6-methy...

Trout’s Notes on the Genus Desmodium

The Structure of Desmocarpin, a Pterocarpan Phytoalexin from Desmodium gangeticum

Ethyl acetate extracts o f diffusates from the fungus-inoculated leaflets o f Desmodium gangeti­ cum have been found to contain six isoflavonoid phytoalexins including the isoflavones genistein and 2'-hydroxygenistein, and the isoflavanones dalbergioidin, diphysolone and kievitone. These known phytoalexins occur together with a new antifungal isoflavonoid (desmocarpin) for which the structure (...

Effect of butanolic fraction of Desmodium adscendens on the anococcygeus of the rat.

The chemical composition of plants can vary according to factors such as soil and time of collection. Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) D.C. var. adscendens (Papillionaceae) is a plant employed in the treatment of asthma in Ghana, Africa. Studies have shown that butanolic extract inhibits contraction of the ileum and trachea in guinea pigs. In Mato Grosso, this plant is used only in the treatment of o...