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Vigna trilobata, Mudgaparni

Mudgaparni (Ayurveda)
Kattuppayaru (Siddha)
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Vigna angularis
(Artist Kawahara Keiga
, supplied by Naturalis Biodiversity Center) (Wikimedia)

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Vigna angularis var. nipponensis
(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:
Vigna trilobata (syn. Dolichos trilobatus, Phaseolus trilobatus, P. trilobus)
A number of Vigna species supply Mudgaparni (Khare):
  1. V. trilobata
  2. V. pilosa
  3. V. angularis
  4. V. umbellata
  5. V. vexillata
  6.
V. adenantha

Parts used:
Whole herb; Seed

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter

Uses:
1. Clears Heat:

-Fever
-burning syndrome
-Cough, Bronchitis
-Wound inflammation; poisoning from Rat Bite
-obstinate skin diseases including Eczema, Leprosy

2. Clears Damp-Heat:
-Gout
-Leukorrhea

3. Rasayana:
-deficiency; phthisis
-regarded as a sex tonic
-one of the Jivaniya (life-promoting) herbs of Charaka.
-Seed is most used for this function

4. Kills Worms:
-Worm infestation
-Parasites


Dose:
Powder: 3–5 grams

Substitute:
1. Centrosema pubescens is used in Kerala.
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Main Combinations:
1. As a male sexual tonic, Vigna trilobata Mudgaparni with Withania, Asparagus, Mucuna, Emblic Myrobalan, Cinnamon, Lesser Cardamon

Major Formulas:

Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used:

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