Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.,
Family: Fabaceae
Synonyms: Dolichos pruriens L.; Mucuna prurita Hook.
Common names: bengal bean, buffalo bean, cowach, cowage, cow itch, cowhage, hell fire bean, itchweed, itchy bean, Mauritius bean, nescafe, purple jade vine, sea bean, velvet bean, wild itchy bean
Bengali: আলকুশি alakusi
Chinese : 黧豆 Li dou
Creole - Pwa grate
Danish : Fløjlsbønne, Floejlsboenne;
Dutch : Luweelboon;
Eastonian : Bengaali Rasvauba;
Finnish : Samettipapu;
French - Poil à grater, Pois pouilleux, Dolique De Floride, Haricot Veloute, Pois Velu, Pois Mascate;
German - Hell fire bean, Horse-eye bean, Itch plant, Itchy bean, Jackfasel, Juckbohne, Stechende Echtefasel
Hindi - Florida velvet bean, French bean, Gaunch, Goncha
Hindi: जाङ्गली jangali, जड़ा jara, कवांच kavanch. केवांच kevanch, किवांच kivanch, konch
Japanese : ムクナ・ヒ ルスタ Mukuna hirusuta
Kannada: ನಸುಗುನ್ನಿ nasugunni
Malay - Kakang babi, Kakang gatal, Kara kara gatal
Malayalam: നായ്ക്കുരണ naikkuran
Marathi: कवचकुइरी kavachkuiri, कवचकुइली kavachkuili, कवसकुइरी kavaskuiri, कवसकुइली kavaskuili, खाजरीकुइरी khazrikuiri, खाजरीकुइली khazrikuili
Mozambique : Taingilotra ( Malagasay)
Mexico : Frijol Terciopelo
Nepalese – Kaaucir, Kaause simii , Kaauso, Kothca
Russian : Бархатный боб Barkhatnyj bob, Мукуна пруриенс Mukuna pruriens, Мукуна жгучая Mukuna zhguchaia.
Puerto Rico : Haba De Terciopelo
Sanskrit: आत्मगुप्ता atmagupta, कपिकच्छ् kapikachu
Sinhalese - Achariyapalle
Spanish - Bengal bean, Buffalo bean, Chiporro
Spanish - Mauritius bean, Picapica
Tamil: பூனைக்காலி punaikkali
Telugu: దూలగొండి dulagondi, కండూష్పల kanduspala, కపికచ్చు, kapikacchu,
Thai : หมามุ่ย Ma mui (măa mûi) (Central Thailand), หมามุ่ย ฝักงอน (măa mûi fàk ngon)
Urdu: جانگلي Jangali, جڙا Jara
Vietnamese : Đậu mèo, Đậu mèo lông, Đậu mèo vằn, Đậu mèo xám
Ayurvedic uses: Kampavata [Parkinsonism], Aphrodisiac,
Siddha Uses: Alal, Iratta pokku, Iya noyykal, Karappan, Talutalai narram, Vali
Pharmacology activity: Antioxidant Activity, Hypoglycaemic/Antidiabetic Activity, Dyskinesia Protective Activity, Antiparkinsonian Activity, Analgesic, Antipyretic and, Antiinfl ammatory Activities, Antimicrobial Activity, Sexual Behaviour Activity, Anticancer Activity, Cognitive Behaviour Activity, Antinutritional Factors, Antivenom Activity, Hallucinogenic Activity, Antidepressant Activity, Pruritic and Nociceptive Activity,
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