Psoralea

Psoralea

Taxobox


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Psoralea lanceolata"
name = "Psoralea"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
tribus = Psoraleeae
genus = "Psoralea"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Psoralea aculeata" "Psoralea adscendens" "Psoralea affinis" "Psoralea alata" "Psoralea arborea" "Psoralea archeri" "Psoralea argophylla" "Psoralea aromatica" "Psoralea asarina" "Psoralea australasica" "Psoralea axillaris" "Psoralea badocana" "Psoralea balsamica" "Psoralea californica" "Psoralea canescens" "Psoralea castorea" "Psoralea cinerea" "Psoralea clementii" "Psoralea connixa" "Psoralea cuneata" "Psoralea cuspidata" (Pediomelum cuspidatum) "Psoralea cyphocalyx" "Psoralea esculenta" "Psoralea hypogaea" (Pediomelum hypogaeum) "Psoralea pinnata" Ref: [http://www.ildis.org/ ILDIS Version 6.05]

"Psoralea" is a genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). Although most species are poisonous, the starchy roots of "P. esculenta" (breadroot, tipsin, or prairie turnip) and "P. hypogaea" are edible.

"Psoralea corylifolia" is an important plant in the Indian Ayurveda system of medicine, and also Chinese medicine. The seeds of this plant contain a variety of coumarins including psoralen. The seeds have a variety of medicinal uses, but the specific role (if any) of psoralen in these uses is unknown. Psoralen itself has a number of commercial uses.


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