Prishniparni, Uraria picta (Hedysarum pictum) – Properties, Benefits & Dosage Description of Plant Prishniparni (Uraria picta) is an erect, little branched, perennial herb 0.9-1.8 m in height. Leaves are 20-30cm, imparipinnate with 5-9 leaflets. Leaflets which are on the upper part of the stem are 5-7, (rarely 9), 10-20 cm long, linear oblong, acute, blotched with white, minutely pubescent beneath, base rounded. Leaflets are narrowly lanceolate, 7-25 cm long (lowermost smaller), often variegated, shiny and hairless above, rough hairy below;