Grona triflora explained

Grona triflora, known as creeping tick trefoil or three-flower beggarweed, is a plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical regions around the globe and introduced to subtropical regions including the southern United States.^[1]

Phytochemicals

Grona triflora (Desmodium triflorum) contains alkaloids including N,N-dimethyltryptophan methyl ester, dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, hypaphorine (structurally related to plakohypaphorine), phenylethylamine, hordenine, tyramine, and trigonelline.^{[2] [3]}

Medicinal applications and qualities

Creeping tick trefoil has been utilized in folk medicine. Conditions it has been used for include wounds, diarrhea, rheumatism, dysentery, and skin diseases.^[4]

Known substances found in trefoils include alkaloids and flavonoids. The entire plant is used in human nutritional treatment.^[5]

Agricultural applications

Creeping tick trefoil is used in agriculture similarly to the closely related Desmodium; see Desmodium#uses.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 . Grona triflora . 4 December 2022 . Tropical Forages . Australian Government: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
2. Ghosal . S. . Srivastava . R. S. . Bhattacharya . S. K. . Debnath . P. K. . Desmodiumalkaloids . Planta Medica . June 1973 . 23 . 4 . 321–329 . 10.1055/s-0028-1099451 . 4269926 .
3. Ghosal . S. . Srivastava . R. S. . Banerjee . P. K. . Dutta . S. K. . Alkaloids of Desmodium triflorum . Phytochemistry . December 1971 . 10 . 12 . 3312–3313 . 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97411-9 .
4. Herbpathy https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Creeping-Tick-Trefoil-Cid1166 retrieved 17 Oct 2022
5. Herbpathy https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Creeping-Tick-Trefoil-Cid1166 retrieved 17 Oct 2022