Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 405 (1825).
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| Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC., Photo by Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC., |
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is a climbing perennial or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.
Vietnamese names:
Đậu mèo, Sắn dây rừng, Mắt mèo, Khau khắc khỏn, Đậu mèo ngứa
Uses:
Deworming medicine, snakebite remedy (poisonous seeds).
Distribution:
Grows naturally in shrublands, forest edges, at altitudes up to 1800 m.
Flowering and fruiting season:
December-January; February-March
The seeds are poisonous, use with caution!
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