Phyllodium pulchellum

Phyllodium pulchellum is an Asian plant in the family Fabaceae.

Distribution and habitat
Phyllodium pulchellum is widely distributed in tropical Asia and also in the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Australia's Northern Territory.

Traditional
In Bangladesh, a bark decoction is used for hemorrhage, diarrhea, poisoning and eye diseases. Flowers are used in biliousness.

Chemical composition
Plant: Bufotenin and its methyl ether, DMT and its oxides, two tryptamine derivatives, gramine, 15 indole-3-alkylamine, tryptophan bases, β-carbolines

Seeds: Galactomannan, L-glucosyl rhamnoside of physcion

Roots: Betulin, α-amyrin, β-sitosterol

The alkaloids are mainly of three broad structural types, i.e. indole-3-alkylamine, beta-carbolines, and tetrahydro-β-carboline.