Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet Family: Leguminosae
English: Hyacinth BeanAmharic: amora-guaya
Arabic: lablab
Assamese: uri
Bengali: Shim
Chinese: 扁豆, 沿篱豆
Finnish: Hyasinttipapu
German: Helmbohne
Hindi: Bhatvas, सेम Sem
Kannada: Avare Baele
Malayalam: Amarakka അമരയ്ക്ക
Marathi: Pandhre Pavate
Portuguese: feijão cutelinho
Russian: lobija, лобия
Sanskrit: राजशिम्बी
Spanish: Bona wiss
Tamil: அவரை
Telugu: Chikkudu
Used in Ayurveda. Toxins, seeds contain poisonous glucoside destroyed by heat. Leaves used for diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, leucorrhea, earache; leaves decoction given in bleeding piles; bruise the leaves and apply to draw out the heat and pain of burns; leaves juice to treat ringworm; leaf paste in scabies and skin diseases. Seeds febrifuge, stomachic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac; seed powder with milk to cure leucorrhea. Root decoction drunk as wormicide; old roots decoction with salt used to cure cough; roots for poisoning wild animals. Tender fruits cooked and eaten for diabetes. An important traditional food, served to mothers after childbirth, said to increase mother’s milk. Ceremonial.
Seeds—febrifuge, stomachic, antispasmodic, antifungal, expectorant. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
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