Vigna radiata, Green gram, Mung, Pesalu, thua khieo, balatong

Vigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek
Family: Fabaceae

English: golden gram, greed gram, green gram, mung bean

• Common name: Wild Moong, Mung bean, Wild black gram
• Burma: pè-di-sien
• Cambodia: sândaèk ba:y
• China: chih hsiao tou, hung tou, lu dou
• Hindi: बन उरद Ban Urad
• Japan: ke-tsuru-azuki
• Laos: thwàx khiêw, thwàx ngo:k, thwàx sadê:k
• Madagascar: antandro, sarimahalay, voango
• Malayalam: kattu uluntu
• Malaysia: kacang hijau
• Marathi: वेल मूंग Vel mung
• Nepal: mung
• Philippines: balatong, mongo
• Sanskrit: मासपर्णी Masaparni
• Tamil:  பாசிப் பயறு pasi payaru
• Tanzania: mchooko, mchoroko, ndotodoto
• Telugu: పెసులు
• Thailand: thua khieo, thua thong
• Tibet: ma-sha, mon-sran, mon sran sdeu, mu dga, non sran rdeu
• Vietnam: dâu chè, dâu xanh

Used in Ayurveda, Unani and Sidha. Seeds used for paralysis, rheumatism, coughs, fevers and liver ailments. Low in antinutritional factors, a good source of minerals, proteins, provitamin A and vitamin B complex. Veterinary medicine, seed paste mixed with turmeric powder applied to treat dislocated bone of cattle. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

Used as a pulse. Soup is given as a diet to patients of enlarged liver and spleen, and after recovery from acute illness. A poultice of it is used for checking secretion of milk and reducing distention of the mammary glands. [Indian Medicinal Plants an Illustrated Dictionary]

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