Grona triflora, also known as Desmodium triflorum, creeping tick trefoil, or three-flower beggarweed, is a plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical regions around the globe and introduced to subtropical regions including the southern United States.
Phytochemicals Grona triflora contains alkaloids including N,N-dimethyltryptophan methyl ester, dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, hypaphorine (structurally related to plakohypaphorine), phenylethylamine, hordenine, tyramine, and trigonelline.
Medicinal applications and qualities Creeping tick trefoil has been utilized in folk medicine. Conditions it has been used for include wounds, diarrhea, rheumatism, dysentery, and skin diseases.Herbpathy https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Creeping-Tick-Trefoil-Cid1166 retrieved 17 Oct 2022
Known substances found in trefoils include alkaloids and flavonoids. The entire plant is used in human nutritional treatment.
Agricultural applications Creeping tick trefoil is used in agriculture similarly to the closely related Desmodium; see Desmodium#uses.
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