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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Abrus precatorius |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Indian Licorice
Crab's Eyes
Jequirity Beans
Buddhist Rosary Bead
Indian Bead
Love Bean
Lucky Bean
Prayer Bean
Precatory Bean
Rosary Pea
Seminole Bead
Weather Plant
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| Sinhala name: |
Olinda (ඔළිඳ)
Olinda wal (ඔලිඳ වැල් )
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| Tamil name: |
Kundu Mani
Kuntu Mani
Cikantikai
Kunri
Kunrumani
Kuruvintam
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| Sanskrit name: |
Gunja
Kakajangha
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Perennial wine, to about 5m long, usually climbing on bushes and trees. Stipules linear. Leaves compound, about 16-40 foliolate, leaflets predominantly oblong to elliptic, 5-30 mm long, 3-10mm wide. Inflorescences racemose, terminal or axillary, shorter than the leaves, flowers 9-12 mm long, petals pink to lavender or white, fruits 3-7 seeded, fulvo-puberulent, 3-5 cm long. Seeds subglobose, shining, 5-6 mm in diameter, rarely black, but most commonly red with a black spot.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Roots, seeds, leaves, the whole plant
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| Treatment for: |
Skin diseases
Headaches
Impotency
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Roots
Seeds
Leaves
Whole plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of kapha and vatha dosha
Prevents paralysis
Improves hair growth
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