Mucuna pruriens
Common name:
Velvet bean,
Cowitch,
Cowhage,
Kapikachu,
Nescafe,
Sea bean,
Kiwach
Fabaceae,
an important medicinal plant of Ayurveda.
Across different languages, many names for this plant refer to the velvet coating of hairs that cover its seedpods and that, if touched, can cause severe itching and irritation of the skin. Seeds are used as tonic, aphrodisiac and the in treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
The decoction of the seeds is used in rheumatic ailments.
Surendra Parihar