Muskan Gandhi*
Hitesh Kumarkhaniya
Teramnus labialis is a rich source of compounds that may be used to cure and prevent many diseases, many study show diterpenoids, flavonoids, and iridoids are examples of these compounds, which have a variety of properties including antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Thus, they could help with anything from cancer treatment to infection prevention to liver protection. Despite the need for more research, it is clear that Teramnusplants have the potential to play a huge role in medicine (Vadivel and Janardhanan, 2005.). Legumes are consumed all over the world and provide a substantial amount of nutrients for human diets (Wang et al., 2003, Grusaket al., 2005). They provide a variety of vitamins, a huge number of essential minerals for human health, protein, and fats or carbohydrates for energy. Several legume species have been employed for large-scale production in a range of climatic zones, even though many wild species are also gathered and consumed on a smaller scale by rural or tribal communities (Rodrigues and Torne, 1991, Janardhanan et al., 1995, Seena et al., 2005). Many people are interested in developing these wild legumes into cultivars, especially as efforts to increase the mineral content of human seed meals have increased in recent years (Bouis et al., 2003.). Among these wild legumes, Teramnus labialis Spreng has received very little study as a grain crop. Asia, Africa, and the Americas are home to tropical regions where this legume is indigenous (Verdcourt et al., 1970). It has been reported that some South Indian tribal communities eat it as a seed (Viswanathan et al., 1999)
1.1 Vernacular Names:
Sanskrit- Mashaparni
English- Vogel-blue wiss
Marathi- Ran Udid
Hindi- Jungliudad
Gujarati-Banudad,adad
1.2 Taxonomic position according to Bentham and Hooker, 1883
Kingdom – Plantae
Phylum- Angiosperms
Class – Magnoliopsida
Order – Fabales
Family – Fabaceae
Genus – Teramnus
Species – labialis
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