babchi

A medicinal plant (Psoralea corylifolia) native to India and other parts of Asia, whose seeds contain bioactive compounds like bavachin and psoralen.

Noun

  1. A medicinal plant (Psoralea corylifolia) native to India and other parts of Asia, whose seeds contain bioactive compounds like bavachin and psoralen.
    • A comparative study of the biology of lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus Linn.) on lemon (Citrus limon Burm.) and babchi (Psoralea corylifolia L.) revealed that female butterfly preferred babchi plant more than lemon for egg laying. - 1998, Deepak Tripathi, H. M. Singh, S.B. Singh, “Comparative biology of lemon butterfly, (Papilio demoleus Linn.) on lemon (Citrus limon Burm.) and babchi (Psoralea corylifolia L.)”, in SHASHPA: A Journal of Entomological Research, volumes 5-8, page 137
    • Apply a smooth paste of babchi seeds, poppy seeds, black cumin and dried copra (coconut) and allow it to remain for 3 hours before washing off in lukewarm water. - 2003, T V Sairam, Healing with Gemstones and Crystals, page 171
    • The babchi plant is medicinal plants which are used in many traditional medicines. - 2024, Sandipan Babasaheb Jige, “Ethnobotanical, Therapeutic, and Pharmacological Applications of Bakuchi (Psoralea corylifolia L.) Plant”, in Musaddiq, Sara, Fayyaz, Imama, Mustafa, Kiran, editor, Therapeutic and Pharmacological Applications of Ethnobotany, page 27