Ingredient Kaunch

Benefits:

• All parts of the plant possess medicinal properties, including anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and antioxidant properties.
• It is one of the plants that have been shown to be active against snake venom and, indeed, its seeds are used in traditional medicine to prevent the toxic effects of snake bites.
• In India, the seeds of this plant have traditionally been used as a nervine tonic, and as an aphrodisiac for male virility. The pods are anthelmintic, and the seeds are anti-inflammatory.
• Due to it’s anti oxidant properties, it is used against several skin diseases such as psoriasis, dermatitis, and eczema, that are related to increased oxidative stress.
• It is a good source of food, as it is rich in crude protein, essential fatty acids, starch content, and certain essential amino acids.

 

Geographical Distribution

The plant Mucuna pruriens, widely known as “velvet bean, ” is a vigorous annual climbing legume originally from southern China and eastern India, where it was at one time widely cultivated as a green vegetable crop.