MONKEY TARARIND | |
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| Common name | Velvet bean |
| Botanical Name | Mucuna prurita Hook. |
| Vernacular name | English-Cowhge Hindi-Kewanch Gujarati-Kavach Sanskrit-Kapikacchu |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Class | Dicotyledonae |
| Parts of plant used | Seed, Root |
| Chemical Constituents | Fixed oil, Alkaloids and 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine, Choline |
| Therapeutic uses | It is used as neuroprotective effect and act anti-inflammatory agent. |