Botanical name : Vigna unguiculata (Linn.) Walp.
Family : Fabaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Rajamasha, Mahamasha
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura, Kashaya
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Cow pea
Hindi : Lobiya, Santa
Malayalam : Payar, Vellappayar, Kottappayar.
Distribution –Cultivated throughout India
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small twinning annual herb. Leaves trifoliate, leaflets ovate or rhomboidal, entire; flowers small, white or purple in racemes. Fruits are long pods containing about 10-20 seeds, with variety of colors from white to black.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, constipation, worm infestation, jaundice, general debility, and is a stimulator of breast milk production.
Useful part : Seed.
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