| PlantID | 0004 |
| Botanical Name | Mucuna pruriens |
| Common Name | Kounch |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Spermatopsida | | Subclass: | Rosidae | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Fabaceae | | Genus: | Mucuna | | Species: | pruriens |
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| Part used | Seeds, roots and legumes |
| Medicinal Properties | Analgesic, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, antiparkinsonism, ascaricide, carminative, diuretic, hypocholesterolemic, hypotensive, hypoglycemic, nervine, vermifuge, thermogenic, emollient, stimulant. |
| Medicinal Use | Seeds are nerve tonic, pills were prepared from these and used in paralysis, leucorrhoea, and menorrhagia. Decoction beneficial in urinary troubles and delirium in fevers. Strong infusion mixed with honey efficacious in cholera. Powder made into a paste applied to the body in dropsy. An ointment from the roots used in elephantiasis. |
| Chemistry | Moisture, protein, ether, fibre, minerals, phosphorus, iron, L-DOPA, sulphur, manganese, 4-dihydroxy phenylalanine, glutathagon, lacithine, galic acid and glucoside. |
| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Almost throughout Rajasthan among hedges and bushes. |
| Description | Annual twining plant. Leaves: trifoliate, gray-silky, leaflets are membranous. Flower: Dark purple occur in drooping racemes. Fruits: Curved, 4-6 seeded, longitudinaly ribbed pod, densely covered with persistent pale-brown or grey trichome. Seed: black, ovoid, 12mm long. |
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