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Velvet Bean, Cowhage, Cow-itch, Buffalo bean | | Name : | Velvet Bean, Cowhage, Cow-itch, Buffalo bean | | Botanical : | Mucuna pruriens | | Ayurvedic : | KAUNCH, Atmagupta, Kapikacchu | | Family : | Fabaceae | | Parts Used : | Seeds/ Fruits | | Habitat : | M. pruriens is an herbaceous twining annual. Theleavesare trifoliate; the leaflets, broadly ovate, ellipticor thomboid ovate andunequal at the base; the flowers, purple and in axillary, pendulous racemes,the pods, curved, longitudinally ribbed, turgid and densely clothed withpersistent pale brown or gray, irritant bristles; the seeds, black,4-6 inapod and avoid. This Ayurvedic herb is an annual climbing shrub commoninthetropics of India; legumes are eaten as a vegetable. | | Description : | Remedies for Anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, astringent, nervine, tonic, rejuvenative.(root is nervine/tonic). Analgesic,Anthelmintic, Aphrodisiac, Ascaricide, Carminative, Diuretic,Hypocholesterolemic,Hypotensive, Hypoglycemic, Nervine, Vermifuge. | | Uses : | Adverse effects were mild and were mainly gastro-intestinal innature.No adverse effects were seen in clinical laboratory reports (lbid,1995). | | Safety : | Do not use when congested. |
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