(Fabaceae) Crotalaria pallida Aiton
Local name(s): (Hing hai phou)
Medicinal use(s): to treat headache, dizziness.
Part(s) used: whole plant.
Field Characters: Herb, up to 1 meter high, with erect stem. Leaves alternate, trifoliate, blade obelliptic or obovate, 5 cm long and 3 cm wide. Flowers yellow, pods brown when ripe.
Locality: Sayaboury Province, Sayaboury District, Tha Deua Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): Monekham Sensavang
Collection number(s): LAOS_432
Collection Date: April 25, 2002
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2246540.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
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