Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Vigna unguiculata
Scientific Name and Description
Vigna unguiculata (L.) WALP. subsp. cylindrica (L.) ESELT.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Dolichos catiang L.
Dolichos catjang L.
Dolichos sinensis L.
Vigna catjang ENDL.
Vigna cylindrica SKEELS
Vigna unguiculeta (L.) WALP.
Dolichos catjang L.
Dolichos sinensis L.
Vigna catjang ENDL.
Vigna cylindrica SKEELS
Vigna unguiculeta (L.) WALP.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | asparagus bean, chowlee, cowpea, gubgub, yawa |
| Hindi | bora, chola, chowli, kulath, kulathi, lobia, lobiya, lota, raish, rausa, rawas, rianish, santa, soonth, souta |
| Kannada | ala-sandi, alasabde, alasande, alasandi, alasandige, alasundi, alsandi, chelaavare, halasande, hurali, hurali jurli, huruli kaayi, kaalu, kaaraamani, kadagani, kursana pairu, kursandi, kursanpayaro, tadagunni, tadagunny |
| Malayalam | alasendi, kottappayar, paeru, payar, vellappayar |
| Sanskrit | alasandra, alasandrah, capala, cavala, chapala, chavala, dirghabija, dirghashimbi, dvijasapta, kshudhabhijanaka, kulartha, kulatha, mahamasa, mahamasah, mahamasha, marutkara, nilamasha, nishpava, nripamasha, nripochita, rajamasah, rajamasha, rishpava, sitamasha, sukumara, varvata |
| Tamil | caramunnipayira, caramunny-pyre, ceviriyam, civapputtattaippayiru, ilatai, iyavakam, iyavakam, kaanam, kaattu ulundu, kantampayaru, karamani, karamanikkay, karamanippayaru, karmani,karmanikkoti, kattuppayarrankoti, kollu, kulam, kulappayaru, merkolaki, panavi, panavikkoti, parunkara, parunkaramani, payarrankanni, payarrankannippayaru, payarrankay, payarrankaykkoti, payarrankoti, perunkaramani, peruntattaippayaru, tattaippayarrinkoti, tattankay, tattankaykkoti, thattapayir |
| Telugu (12) | alasandalu, alu-sundi, alusendi, alusundi, boberlu, bobra, duntapesalu, duntu-pesulu, duntuppesalu, kaaraamanulu, vulavalu, wulavalli |
| Tibetan | ra dza sa ste (d), ra dza sa ta |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Leaves
References
Literature
Literature
Dansi et al. 2008
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Body
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp
Habit - Erect herb
Parts used - Leaves
Application - Vegetable
Treatment - General
References - Dansi et al. 2008