Desmodium molliculum

Desmodium molliculum, called manayupa or pata de perro in Peru, is a perennial herb in the pea family, Fabaceae.^[1]

Desmodium molliculum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Desmodium
Species:	D. molliculum
Binomial name
Desmodium molliculum (Kunth) DC., 1825

Uses

In Peru it is used in traditional medicine for wound healing and its antiinflammatory and antiseptic properties.^[2]