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][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Grona |
| Species: | G. triflora
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| Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
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Phytochemicals
editGrona triflora (Desmodium triflorum) contains alkaloids including N,N-dimethyltryptophan methyl ester, dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, hypaphorine (structurally related to plakohypaphorine), phenylethylamine, hordenine, tyramine, and trigonelline.[4][5]
Medicinal applications and qualities
editCreeping tick trefoil has been utilized in folk medicine. Conditions it has been used for include wounds, diarrhea, rheumatism, dysentery, and skin diseases.[6]
Known substances found in trefoils include alkaloids and flavonoids. The entire plant is used in human nutritional treatment.[7]
Agricultural applications
editCreeping tick trefoil is used in agriculture similarly to the closely related Desmodium; see Desmodium#uses.
References
edit- ^ a b "Grona triflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Grona triflora". Tropical Forages. Australian Government: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Ghosal, S.; Srivastava, R. S.; Bhattacharya, S. K.; Debnath, P. K. (June 1973). "Desmodiumalkaloids". Planta Medica. 23 (4): 321–329. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1099451. PMID 4269926.
- ^ Ghosal, S.; Srivastava, R. S.; Banerjee, P. K.; Dutta, S. K. (December 1971). "Alkaloids of Desmodium triflorum". Phytochemistry. 10 (12): 3312–3313. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97411-9.
- ^ Herbpathy https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Creeping-Tick-Trefoil-Cid1166 retrieved 17 Oct 2022
- ^ Herbpathy https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Creeping-Tick-Trefoil-Cid1166 retrieved 17 Oct 2022
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