The seed can be used for preventing and treating cholelithiasis, diabetes, insomnia and dermatosis, and can also be used as diuretic and promoter. Glandular secretions from stems, leaves and pods have a good effect on bronchitis, mucositis, cholera, constipation, dysentery, indigestion, flatulence, snake bite and heatstroke, and can also reduce the cholesterol content in blood.
The main characteristics of Leguminosae are:
Flowers are bisexual, calyx is usually 5 pieces united, petals are 5 pieces separated or united, pistil 1 piece, ovary is superior, pod. If it is divided into 3 families (or subfamilies), it is characterized by: the flowers of mimosaceae are radially symmetrical, the petals are arranged in tweezers, the bases are separated or United, and there are usually many stamens, but some are fixed.
The flowers of Caesalpinia sappan are slightly symmetrical on both sides, and the petals are arranged in imbricate shape (the uppermost petal is located inside), and the stamens are below 10, which is often separated; The flowers of Butterfly Family are symmetrical on both sides, the corolla is butterfly-shaped, and the petals are arranged in imbricate downward. The outermost or uppermost petal is the flag petal, the lateral petal is the wing petal, and the innermost petal is the keel petal, with 10 stamens, all of which are separated or 1 0 of which are separated, and the other nine petals are combined or all together, or sometimes less than 10.
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