Cullen corylifolium

Cullen corylifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Cullen
Species:
C. corylifolium
Binomial name
Cullen corylifolium
(L.) Medik.
Synonyms
  • Bipontinia corylifolia (L.) Alef.
  • Dorychnium corylifolium (L.) Moench
  • Lotodes corylifolia (L.) Kuntze
  • Psoralea corylifolia L.
  • Psoralea patersoniae Schönland
  • Trifolium unifolium Forssk.

Cullen corylifolium, synonym Psoralea corylifolia, (babchi) is a plant used in Indian and Chinese traditional medicine. The seeds of this plant contain a variety of coumarins, including psoralen.

Used as a dietary supplement, Cullen corylifolium is of no clinical benefit and can cause potentially fatal herb-induced liver injury.