Lablab purpureus Hyacinth bean (Leguminosae)

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Lablab purpureus
Hyacinth bean
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The Lablab purpureus plant species is found in Probably originated in the Tropics but has been cultivated for so long that its origins are obscure. It is a member of the Leguminosae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Hyacinth bean. Some home gardeners know the variety as L. vulgaris. Dolichos lablab. L.

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Latin Name:  Lablab purpureus
Common Name:  Hyacinth bean
Family:  Leguminosae
Author:  (L.)Sweet.

Known Hazards:  The raw seed is poisonous[34].

Mature Height:  2   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Not known in a truly wild situation.

Medicinal Information: The plant (though the exact part used is not stipulated) is anticholesterolemic, antidote (to most forms of poison), antivinous, carminative, hypoglycaemic. Prolongs co-agulation time[147, 176, 178]. It is used in the treatment of cholera, vomiting, diarrhoea, leukorrhoea, gonorrhoea, alcoholic intoxication and globefish poisoning[147]. The flowers are antivinous, alexiteric and carminative[218]. The stem is used in the treatment of cholera[218]. The juice from the pods is used to treat inflamed ears and throats[218]. The seeds are anthelmintic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, digestive, febrifuge and stomachic[218, 240].

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