Mucuna monosperma

Mucuna monosperma

Mucuna monosperma is a large woody climber from the family Fabaceae. It is found in India, including the Eastern Himalayas, the Northeastern states and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand.

Uses

cough, asthma.

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Mucuna seeds like, 5- hydroxytryptamine, 5-methoxy- N, N- dimethyltryptamine- N- oxide, 5- oxyindole- 3- alkylamine, 6- methoxyharman, arahidic- acid, arginine, ash, asparticacid, behenicacid, betacarboline, betasitosterol.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಅಣಿಪೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ anipe balli
Hindi
Malayalam	മലന്താളി malanthalli
Tamil	பெரியதெள்ளுக்காய் periya-tellukkay
Telugu	ఏనుగదూలగొండి enugadulagondi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Negro Bean

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	trifoliate, ovate-oblong	leaflets that are 7-10 cm long

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual		purple		Flowers are borne in 6-12 flowered hanging racemes, 10-20 cm long, in leaf axils. Sepal cup is green, covered with bristles which can irritate the skin.

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Mucuna species generally grow best in a shady position in a humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria; these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

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