Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Carpopogon pruriens (L.) Roxb., Dolichos pruriens L.
Vernacular
name: Naikkuran
Habit:
Climber
Habitat:
Along rivers, in plains and lower hills across the Indian subcontinent.
Flowering
& Fruiting: September - November
Distribution:
India
Key
identification features: Velvet bean is an annual, climbing
shrub with long vines. Leaves are trifoliate, gray-silky beneath. Dark purple
flowers (6 to 30) occur in drooping racemes. Fruits are curved, 4-6 seeded. The
longitudinally ribbed pod, is densely covered with loose orange hairs which
cause a severe itch if they come in contact with skin. The beans are shiny black
or brown.
Uses:
Nourish
the nervous system, support healthy sexual energy, and strengthen and tone the
reproductive organs
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