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  • COMMON NAME: scented trefoil, Indian melilot.
  • ARABIC: اكليل الملك، حندقوق، غريرجو
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Melilotus indica ( L. ) All.
  • SYNONYMS: M. parviflora Desf.
  • FAMILY: FABACEAE
  • KIND: Native
  • EMIRATE: Abu-Dhabi , Ras-Al-Khaimah , Fujairah
  • CATEGORIES: Medicinal (M) Fodder (F) Cosmectis (C) Apiculture (A)
  • GROWTH FORMS: Herbs
  • HABITATS: Sandy
  • TYPES: Annual
  • REMARKS: Plants used by honeybees for nectar collection for honey production. Young plant is hairy.
Flora of the United Arab Emirates V1 & 2, Fawzi M.Karim, Nael M.Fawzi; reviewed by Fatima Al-Ansary. Al-Ain: United Arab Emirates University, 2007. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://www.floraofqatar.com/melilotus_indicus.htm https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1207360-2 Encyclopedia of medicinal plants of UAE 1&2 from Zayed complex for herbal Research & traditional medicine, AD. M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003.
forage. The plant is a moisturizer for the skin. Expectorant, tonic and used as anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic. The seeds of the plant are used to treat diarrhea and venereal diseases, while the ointment made from the plant is used to treat boils, ulcers, tumors, skin allergies and milk knots in the breast. It is also used in the treatment of colic, bronchitis, and intestinal diseases and rotting. Honey nectar plants.

Annual herb, 20-50 cm high. Stems erect, simple or much branched, glabrous except in the younger parts. Stipules lanceolate, entire. Leaflets 6-20 mm long, 2-8 mm broad, oblong-cuneate or obovate or oblong, upper half dentate, with purplish-red midrib. Flowering from February-March.  

Sandy gravel, gardens and fields.
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