Synonym: Dolichos biflorus Backer
Family: Papilionaceae, Fabaceae
Sanskrit : Khalva, Vardhipatraka, Kulattha
Assamese : --
Bengali : Kulattha, Kalaya
English : Horse gram
German: Pferdebohne
Gujrati : Kalathi, Kulathi

Kannada : Huruli, Hurali ಹುರಳಿ,
Kashmiri : Kath
Malayalam : Mudiraa, Muthirai, മുതിര
Marathi : Kulitha
Oriya : --
Punjabi : Lodhar
Tamil : Kollu,கொள்ளு, Kaanam, காணம், Mutirai, முதிரை
Telugu : Ulavalu, ఉలవలు
Unani / Urdu : Kulthi
Ayurveda Uses: Asmari, Nasartava, Mutrasmari
Siddha Uses: Aiyanoyikal, Kalichhal, Koluppai Kuraikkum, Kulir kaychhal, kunamam, veekkam, Kallai karakkum
Unani usages: Hasaat-e-Kulya, Hasat-e-Masana, Ehtebas-e-Baul, Ehtebas-e-Haiz.
Uses: Plant—used in measles, smallpox, adenitis, burns, sores. Seeds—astringent, antipyretic, diuretic. Decoction or soup is used in affections of the liver and spleen, intestinal colic, in leucorrhoea and menstrual dissorders, urinary discharges. A valuable protein supplement.
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