Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000003697

Family: FABACEAE

Scientific Name: Cytisus scoparius Link.

Collector: S.K. Mandal

Country: India

Uses: The green twigs of the plant before flowering is used as cardiac tonic, and diuretic in dropsy. The plant contains alkaloid sparteine which is used in the form of sulphate in heart ailments, such as tachycardia and functional palpitation.