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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. | ||
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| |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.
Common names include 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
- 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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