==Special Precautions of Tephrosia Purpurea==
==Benefits and uses of Tephrosia Purpurea are==
== Uses ==
Used as a fish poison; the leaves and seeds contain tephrosin, which paralyzes fish. Larger doses are lethal to fish, but mammals and amphibians are unaffected. It is also used traditionally as folk medicine. As spleen plays an important in maintenance of the RBCs; so Sharpunkha is very useful in maintaining normal hemoglobin level and functioning of blood. By improving the liver functions; Sharpunkha corrects the working of the digestive system and benefits in metabolic disorders. Sharpunkha benefits in cough and respiratory distress. It also possesses kidney protecting property.
* According to Ayurveda, the plant is anthelmintic, alexiteric, alterative, and antipyretic