Legume for ID 171009GS1

[Gurcharan Singh]

Uploading photographs of Legume for ID 171009GS1

 

The gregarious climber has pinnate trifoliate leaves with leaflets reaching 20 cm in size, fls bluish-purple and inflated hairy pods. It grown covering bushes and small trees in Herbal Garden, Delhi.

 

Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College
University of Delhi, Delhi
India
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45

[Dinesh Valke]

Mucuna pruriens ... commonly known as: bengal bean, buffalo bean, cowach, cowage, cow itch, cowhage, hell fire bean, itchweed, itchy bean, Mauritius bean, nescafe, purple jade vine, sea bean, velvet bean, wild itchy bean • Bengali: আলকুশি alakusi • Hindi: जाङ्गली jangali, जड़ा jara, कवांच kavanch. केवांच kevanch, किवांच kivanch, konch • Kannada: ನಸುಗುನ್ನಿ nasugunni • Malayalam: നായ്ക്കുരണ naikkuran • Marathi: कवचकुइरी kavachkuiri, कवचकुइली kavachkuili, कवसकुइरी kavaskuiri, कवसकुइली kavaskuili, खाजरीकुइरी khazrikuiri, खाजरीकुइली khazrikuili • Sanskrit: आत्मगुप्ता atmagupta, कपिकच्छ् kapikachu • Tamil: பூனைக்காலி punaikkali • Telugu: దూలగొండి dulagondi, కండూష్పల kanduspala, కపికచ్ఛూః kapikacchuh, pilliadugu • Urdu: جانگلي jangali, جڙا jara

 

 

Regards.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Dinesh ji, for prompt reply and help

 

Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College
University of Delhi, Delhi
India
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45

[Dr. Pankaj Kumar]

The hairs on the fruits of this climber causes a lot of irritation
(KHUJLI) on the body so beware....especially when the fruits are
drying up.
In Chotanagpur tribals call them 'ALKUSSI' Regards
Pankaj

[Pankaj Oudhia]

Traditional medicinal knowledge about Mucuna, useful links.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=+site:www.botanical.com+mucuna+oudhia&ei=8mLbSvf_KKP06gPWnuijBg&sa=X&oi=manybox&resnum=2&ct=all-results&ved=0CAIQqAQwAg&fp=2755c6b3e9b2e9

Surprise newly wed couples this time with herbal gifts.

http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=946&page=-2

Kevatch Oil Helps In Wound Treatment.

http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=660&page=-2

Diseased Mucuna and insects infesting Mucuna are also used as medicine.

http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleList&Author=oudhia&Text=kevatch

Mucuna in different languages.

http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Mucuna.html


Pankaj Oudhia