Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata
Author : (L.) Wilczek
Family : Fabaceae

Habit: Slender twiner

Sanskrit: Mashaparni
English: Wild black gram
 
Description
A twining herb, with trifoliolate leaves, ovate leaflets, sometimes lobed, yellowish flowers and cylindric hairy pods containing green seeds.
Useful part

Roots

Medicinal Uses

diarrhoea, skin diseases, leprosy, inflammations, cough, consumption, facial paralysis, fever, general debility

Major chemical constituents

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