Background of the Study

Tubli is a rambling climber, with branches covered with brown hairs. Leaves are pinnate and 30

to 50 centimeters long. Leaflets are usually oblong, 9 to 13, when matured smooth above, and

subglaucous and silky beneath, 10 to 15 centimeters long, and about half as broad. Racemes are lax, 15

to 30 centimeters in length, with reddish flowers in stalked clusters. Pods are 5 to 8 centimeters long and

contain 1 to 3 seeds, flat and reniform, olive, brown or black.( http://www.stuartxchange.com/Tubli.html)

Root reported to contain rotenone. Rotenone has selectivity bioactivity, low environmental

hazard, and relative non-toxicity to plants and mammals. .( http://www.stuartxchange.com/Tubli.html)