Barcode: CAL0000003315

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Family: FABACEAE

Scientific Name: Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

Collector: T.D. Srinivasan

Country: India

Uses: Leaf applied to ulcers. Pod anthelmintic. Seed astringent, nervine tonic, local stimulant, used in impotence, spermatorrhoea, urinary troubles, leucorrhoea, traditionally used for male virility. Also used in depressive neurosis. Hair on fruit vermifuge, mild vesicant; used for diseases of liver and gallbladder.