Mucuna pruriens (seed)
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Nomenclature
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. Fabaceae
Standardized common name (English): velvet bean
Ayurvedic name(s): atmagupta; kapikacchu
Botanical Voucher Specimen
Organoleptic Characteristics
Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
