BOTANICAL NAME: Vigna mungo
FAMILY: Papilionaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Bhavaprakash: Dhanya varga
ENGLISH NAME: Black gram, Mungo ben, Urad bean
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Udad, Urad, Urid, Udid
Telugu: Uttulu, minumulu
Kannada: Uddu, Uddina Bhele
Tamil: Uluntu, Ulundu
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
माषो गुरुः स्वादुपाकः स्निग्धो रुच्योऽनिलापहः ।
स्स्रंसनस्तर्पणो बल्यः शुक्रलो बृंहण परः ॥४१॥
भिन्नमूत्रमलः स्तन्यो मेदः पित्तकफप्रदः ।
गुदकीलार्दितश्वासपक्तिशूलानि नाशयेत् ॥४२॥
HABITAT: All over india
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Legume that Grows up to the height of 30 to 100 cm, pods are narrow and cylindrical of 4 to 6 cm in length, leaves are hairy, trifoliate 4 to 10 cm long and 2 to 7 cm wide, flowers are yellow in color.
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Madhura | Guru | Ushna | Madhura | Vatashamaka |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST
DIGESTIVE EFFECT |
EFFECT
ACTION |
DOSHA
ACTION |
| Sweet | Heaviness | Hot | sweet | Vata
Pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Albuminoid
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Vata disorders-the decoction prepared from Black gram is beneficial.
- Lack of sleep- Powder of Roots of Masha is used.
- Skin detox– Flour of mungo beans is used.
- To stop bleeding – Orifice of wound should be smeared with powder of Priyangu, Licorice, Black gram.
INDICATIONS:
Ardita Facial paralysis, Arsha Hemorrhoids, Shwasa Asthma, Shoola Abdominal colic
USEFUL PART: Seed
DOSAGE: 5 to 10 gm powder
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
- Mashabaladipachan
- Mahamasha tail