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Botanical Name:
Mucuna pruriens (stickm) DC
Kavachbeej consists of dried mature seed of Mucuna prurita
Hook., (Synonym Mucuna pruriens Baker), Family Fabaceae
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Kapikacchu, Markati, Kandura
Assamese: Banar Kakua
English: Cowhage
Guajarati: Kavach, Kaucha
Hindi: Kewanch, Kaunch
Kannada: Nasugunne, Nasugunnee
Malayalam: Naikuruna
Marathi: Khajkuhilee, Kavach
Oriya: Baikhujnee
Punjabi: Tatgajuli, Kawach
Tamil: Poonaikkali
Telugu: Doolagondi, Duradagondi
Urdu: Kanwach, Konch
Botanical description:
A climbing green shrub, leaves trifoliolate, flowers
axillary, pendulous racemose, purple, pods curved, ribbed,
turgid, densely covered with persistent pale brown or gray
bristles, seeds black. A transverse section of root shows
central porous wood that forms a major part of the root and
an outer thin bark. The cork is narrow and light black in
color with patches of rhitidoma. The seed coat is hard,
thick, and glossy. The embryo fills the seed and consists of
two large fleshy cotyledons. The cotyledons contain
oval-shaped starch grains.
Parts used:
Seed, roots, and legume
Major chemical constituent:
Fixed Oil, Alkaloid and 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine.
Therapeutic uses:
• Diseases due to vata dosa (Vatavyadhi)
• Tremor (Kampa)
• Male impotence (Klaivya)
• Non-healing ulcer (Dustavrana)
• Bleeding disorder (Raktapitta)
• Weakness (Daurbalya) |
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