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Mucuna pruriens - Kapikachchu

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[[File:Mucuna pruriens flower.jpg|thumb|right|''Kapikachuchu'', ''Cowhage'', ''Mucuna pruriens'']]
'''Kapikachuchu''' is a tropical legume native to Africa and tropical Asia and widely naturalized and cultivated. The plant is notorious for the extreme itchiness it produces on contact, particularly with the young foliage and the seed pods.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Nervous system problems}}, {{Uses|Stress}}, {{Uses|Parkinson’s disease}}, {{Uses|Brain disease}}, {{Uses|Prolactin levels}}, {{Uses|Male Infertility}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Worms}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
Kapikachuchu is a tropical legume native to Africa and tropical Asia and widely naturalized and cultivated. Its English common names include velvet bean, Bengal velvet bean, Florida velvet bean, Mauritius velvet bean, Yokohama velvet bean, cowage, cowitch, lacuna bean, and Lyon bean===Food===Mucuna pruriens can be used in Food. The plant is notorious for the extreme itchiness it produces on contact, particularly with the young foliage Leaves and the seed podsseeds are cooked as vegetable. It has value in agricultural and horticultural use and has a range <ref name="Forest foods of medicinal properties.Western Ghat"/>
== Uses Parts Used== The seeds of Mucuna pruriens have been used for treating many dysfunctions in Tibb-e-Unani (Unani Medicine). It is also used in Ayurvedic medicine{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
The plant and its extracts have been long used ==Chemical Composition==There are many ingredients in tribal communities as a toxin antagonist for various snakebitesmucuna pruriens, while L-dopa is the main content that we care about. Mature seeds contain typically 3. It 1-6.1% Levodopa, although up to 12.5% has been studied for its effects against bites by Naja spprecorded. (cobra), Echis (Saw scaled viper), Calloselasma (Malayan Pit viper) and Bangarus (Krait)The leaves tend to contain around 0.5%.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
It has long been used in Indian traditional [[Ayurvedic medicine]] in an attempt to treat diseases including Parkinson's disease.==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Nayisonanguballi, Kadavare, Nayisonku balli|ml=Naicorna|sa=Atmagupta|ta=Punaippidukkan|te=Pilliadugu|hi=Kewanch|en=Velvet bean, Cowitch}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
It is also used in Siddha system of medicine for various purposes==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
==Common name=Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
* '''English''' - Cowhage ===Nutritional components===Mucuna pruriens* '''Hindi''' Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin- Kiwach kaunchA, Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pantothenic acid (B5), B6 and C; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
== External Links Habit=={{Habit|Herb}}
*[https:==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Trifoliate|Lateral leaflets conspicuously asymmetrical, 7–15 cm long, 5–12 cm wide, terminal leaflet symmetrical, somewhat smaller}}<ref name="Leaf"//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucuna_pruriens Mucuna pruriens-Wikipedia]>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|4–13 cm long|Purple or white|5|Usually more or less S-shaped, finely pubescent with white to light brown hairs. Flowering from September to November}}
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple|7–10 mm|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||100-seed}}
 
===Other features===
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Mushalyadi churna]], [[Iksurahdi lehyam]], [[Mashabaladi kashaya]], [[Amritaprasha ghrita]], [[Confido]], [[Jariforte]], [[Tentex Forte]], [[Mentat]], [[Vigorex]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
 
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
Mucuna is a popular kharif crop in India. Seeds are sown at rate of 50 kg/ha between 15 June to 15th July with plant spacing of 60 × 60 cm. Delayed sowing may result in infestation of aphids (Aphis craccivora) (Oudhia 2001a )<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Mucuna pruriens is available through August to January<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
 
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Mucuna-pruriens-seeds.jpg|Seeds
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.nutragreenbio.com/product/mucuna-pruriens-extract Chemical Constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/forages/Media/Html/entities/mucuna_pruriens.htm Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2012/12/26/kapikacchu-mucuna-pruriens-benefits-dose-side-effects-ayurveda/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/mucuna.html Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.91, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
 
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.629, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
 
==External Links==
* [http://www.zdbiological.com/herbarl/42.html Mucuna pruriens on www.zdbiological.com]
* [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28922612/ Mucuna pruriens on pubmed.ncbi.in]
* [http://shivshaktiherbal.in/Mucuna_pruriens_Extract.html Mucuna pruriens on shivshaktiherbal.in]
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[[Category:Fabaceae]]
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