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| '''''Psoralea''''' is a genus in the legume family (]). Although most species are ]ous, the ]y ]s of '']'' (breadroot, tipsin, or prairie turnip) and ''P. hypogaea'' are edible. | '''''Psoralea''''' is a genus in the legume family (]). Although most species are ]ous, the ]y ]s of '']'' (breadroot, tipsin, or prairie turnip) and ''P. hypogaea'' are edible. A few species form ]s. | ||
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]s include '''tumble-weed''' (''P lanceolata''),<ref>{{cite book | ||
| |title=An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions: From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian | |||
| |author=Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown | |||
| |publisher=C. Scribner's sons | |||
| |year=1913 | |||
| |volume=2 | |||
| |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RZUCAAAAYAAJ | |||
| }} page 361</ref> and '''white tumbleweed'''.<ref>{{cite journal | |||
| |title=Report of the Botanist: Preliminary account of the plants of Nebraska which are reputed to be poisonous, or are suspected of being so | |title=Report of the Botanist: Preliminary account of the plants of Nebraska which are reputed to be poisonous, or are suspected of being so | ||
| |author=Charles E. Ressey | |author=Charles E. Ressey | ||
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| Psoralea | |
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| Psoralea lanceolata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Psoraleeae |
| Genus: | Psoralea L. |
| Species | |
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Psoralea aculeata | |
| Ref: 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. A few species form tumbleweeds.
Common names include tumble-weed (P lanceolata), and white tumbleweed.
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.
References
- Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions: From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian. Vol. 2. C. Scribner's sons. page 361
- Charles E. Ressey (1902). Robert W. Furnas (ed.). "Report of the Botanist: Preliminary account of the plants of Nebraska which are reputed to be poisonous, or are suspected of being so". Annual Report, Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, for the year 1901. Nebraska State Board of Agriculture: 95–129.
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