Vigna radiata, Kattuzhunnu, Wild black gram, കാട്ടുഴുന്ന്

Family: Fabaceae
Vernacular names: Kattuzhunnu, കാട്ടുഴുന്ന് (Malayalam), Wild black gram (English), Masaparni (Sanskrit), Banurd (Hindi), Kattu uluntu (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia, widely cultivated
Description: Climbers. Stem, petioles and peduncles clothed with ferruginous, deflexed hairs. Leaves trifoliolate; leaflets ovate-deltoid, terminal leaflets sometimes lobed. Racemes axillary, capitate. Flower yellow. Pods linear-oblong, terete, clothed with ferruginous hairs, 4-10 seeded.
Habit: Climbers/Lianas
Habitat: Semi-evergreen forests
Flowering & Fruiting: March-April

Parts used: Root
Properties & Uses: Root promotes lymphatic circulations, increases body strength, colour of the skin, breast milk and hair growth.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda,
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