Vigna UNGUICULATA (L.) Walp.
| Synonym : | Vigna sinensis (L.) Savi ex Hassk. Dolichos catjang L. Dolichos sinensis L. Phaseolus sphaerosper |
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| Bangla Name : | Barbati. Lalsha, Ramhikolai. ,Jhum sumi (Tanchangya). |
| English Name : | Cowpea, Chinese Bean. |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | laxative, appetizer, galactagogue, tonic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, antibilious,jaundice. |
| Description : | A slender twinner. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, leaflets 7.5-15 cm long, entire, broadly or narrowly ovate, the lateral ones obliquely so. Flowers few, yellow or reddish, in subcapitate racemes, peduncle often exceeding the leaves. Pod 10-60 cm long, linear, cylindrical, slightly depressed between the seeds. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | An antifungal compounAn antifungal compound – demethylhomopterocarpin have been isolated from etiolated hypocotyls inoculated with tobacco necrosis virus (Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1993).d – demethylhomopterocarpin have been isolated from etiolated hypocotyls i |
| Uses : | Seeds are laxative, appetizer, galactagogue, tonic, aphrodisiac, diuretic and antibilious, prescribed in liver complaints with jaundice. Seeds are also used to strengthen the stomach and to destroy worms. |
| Habit : | Herb |