Vigna pilosa (Klein ex Willd.) Baker

• Family: Fabaceae
• Vernacular names: Kattupayar, കാട്ടുപയർ (Malayalam), Mudagaparni (Sanskrit), Banmumg (Hindi), Kattupayar (Tamil)
• Distribution: Peninsular India
• Description: Climbers, Leaflets ovate-lanceolate, base subcordate. Racemes short-peduncled. Flowers pinkish-red, exerted. Pods straight or slightly curved, cylindric, densely pilose, apex beaked; seeds 8-12, reniform.
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Semi-evergreen forests
• Flowering & Fruiting: October-December

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• Parts used: Root
• Properties & Uses: The roots are aphrodisiac, germicidal and cooling. Roots are used against cough, fever, diarrhea, burning sensations and vitiated conditions of vata, pitta and kapha.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda,
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