Dolichos biflorus, Kulatha
Horse Gram
Kulatha (Ayurveda)
Kollu (Siddha)
Hab ul-Qilt (Arabic)
Kulthi (Unani)
Vigna unguiculata
Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875)
Horse gram
(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019)
Botanical name:
Dolichos biflorus (syn. Vigna unguiculata)
Parts used:
Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry.
Uses:
1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:
-Edema, Fluid retention
-Leukorrhea
-Gravel, Stones (API)
-also for Obesity (Porridge or soup taken)
2. Moves the Blood:
-Amenorrhea (API)
-promotes Lochial discharge
3. Promotes Milk:
-promotes and enriches Breast Milk
Dose:
Powder: 3–6 grams
A standard decoction can be taken in doses of 50–100mls.
Can be made into Soup or Porridge to take
Correctives:
1. Turnip seed
2. Radish leaf (Unani)
Substitutes:
1. Coleus
2. Jew’s Stone (for Calculus)
Main Combinations:
1. Colic, Liver or Spleen swelling and obstruction, Horse gram with Asafetida, Ginger (Unani)
Cautions:
Generally Safe.
Excess use was said to be harmful for the Lungs.
Main Preparations used:
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