Details of Mucuna pruriens

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Summary	Statewise availability	Phytochemicals
Scientific Name:Mucuna pruriens Genus:Mucuna Species:pruriens Family:Fabaceae Synonym:	Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Chandigarh Chattisgarh Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharastra Odisha Tamil Nadu Telangana Uttar Pradesh West Bengal	?carbolin ?-carboline VERNOLIC-ACID CIS-11,14-EICOSADIENOIC-ACID 5-Meodimethyl trypthopan Nicotine Bufotenine Serotonin CIS-12,13-EPOXYOCTADEC-TRANS-9-CIS-ACID L-Dopa
Ailments cured	Plant parts and method of its use	Vernacular name
Abortifacient Agents Amenorrhea Analgesics Androgens Anemia Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Anthelminthic Anti-Bacterial Infections Agents Anticonvulsant Antidepressive Agents Antidote Against Antidote against snake bite Antidotes Anti-Dyskinesia Agents AntiEmetic Antifungal Agents Antihypertensive Agents Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antineoplastic Agents Antioxidants Antiparasitic Agents Anti-Poison Anti-Pyretic Antitoxins Aphrodisiacs Appetite Stimulant Arthralgia Ascariasis Asthenia Asthma Astringent Blister Blood Pressure Regulation Cachexia Cathartic Central Nervous System Depressant Central Nervous System Diseases Central Nervous System Stimulants Cholera Cholinesterase Inhibitors Coma Common Cold Constipation Contraceptive Cooling Effect On Body Delirium Dermatitis Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Diet Food And Nutrition Digestive Disorder Disorder Of Ejaculation Diuretic Dysmenorrhea Eczema Edema Elephantiasis Emaciation Emollient Epilepsy Erectile Dysfunction Eye Infection Fatigue Female Urogenital Diseases Fertility Agents Fever Flatulence Fracture Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Tract Gonorrhea Gout Hair Loss Hallucinogens Headache Heart Disease Helminthiasis Hemagglutination Hematologic Diseases Hemiplegia Hemorrhage Hyperlipidemias Hypertension Hypoglycemic Agents Hypotension Immunomodulation Increase Physical Endurance Strength And Stamina Infertility Inflammation Insecticides Intestinal Diseases Parasitic Irritant Kidney Diseases Laxatives Leprosy Leukorrhea Libido Control Liver Diseases Locomotion Lung Diseases Malaria Menorrhagia Menstruation-Inducing Agents Mental Disorders Neoplasms Nervous System Diseases Neurotic Disorders Nootropic Agents Paralysis Parasympatholytics Parkinson Disease Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Plague Pleurisy Poliomyelitis Pruritus Rabies Respiratory Tract Diseases Rheumatism Scabies Scorpion Stings Sexual Debility Sexually Transmitted Diseases Skin Diseases Spasm Sterilization Reproductive Syphilis Tonic Trypsin Inhibitors Tuberculosis Ulcer Urinary Bladder Calculi Urinary Calculi Urination Disorders Urologic Diseases Urticaria Vaginal Infections Vitiligo Wound Healing Wound And Injuries	Fruits : Extract taken orally Leaves : Extract taken orally Roots : Extract taken orally	Jharkhand : Velvet bean Bengal Jharkhand : Kaincha