Phaseolus mungo L. non Gagn. |
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Botanical Name |
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Phaseolus mungo L. non Gagn. |
English
Name |
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Black gram, Mung bean, Urd bean. |
Synonym(s) |
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Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper Azukia mungo (L.) Masam., Phaseolus mungo L. non Roxb. & auct. mult., Phaseolus mungoradiatus sensu Baker, Phaseolus radiatus Roxb., non L., Phaseolus roxburghii Wight & Arn.. , Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper var mungo. |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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This is an annual suberect or decumbent ascending hairy herb. Leaves are trifoliolate and stipellate. The flowers are small and yellow and are borne in dense racemes. Bracts are lanceolate and bracteoles linear and small. The pods are erect, hairy and long with 10 to 15 seeds. The seeds are black or brown dotted with black. |
| Herb Effects |
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Demulcent, cooling, aphrodisiac, lactagogue and nervine tonic |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Allantoin, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, choline, folacin, lecithin, linolenic acid, oleic acid, riboflavin, shikimic acid, thiamin, |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Allantoin |
97-59-6 |
(2,5-dioxoimidazolid
in-4-yl)urea |
C4H6N4O3 |
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| Ascorbic acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| beta-Carotene |
Not Available |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| Choline |
67-48-1 |
2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium |
C5H14NO+ |
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| Folacin |
6484-89-5 |
2-[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo
-1H-pteridin-6-yl)me
thylamino]benzoyl]am
inopentane
dioic
acid |
C19H19N7O6 |
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| Lecithin |
8057-53-2 |
Not Available |
Not Available |
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| Linolenic acid |
94138-91-7 |
octadeca-9,12,15-tri
enoic acid |
C18H30O2 |
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| Oleic acid |
8046-01-3 |
octadec-9-enoic acid |
C18H34O2 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| Shikimic acid |
138-59-0 |
3,4,5-trihydroxycycl
ohexene-1-carboxylic
acid |
C7H10O5 |
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| Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni
acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Gastric catarrh, dysentery, diarrhoea, cystitis, paralysis, piles, rheumatism and affections of the liver and of nervous system in the form of a decoction. Externally, a poultice of the seeds is applied in gastritis, dysentery and rheumatism. |
| Reference |
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 Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
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