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Bonavist Bean

Lablab purpureus

Bonavist Bean · Hyacinth Bean · Lablab Bean · Chropawiec pospolity · Egiptinė lobija · Faselbohne · Fasolnik egipski · Frijol jacinto · Helmboon · Hyacintboon · Hyacinth bean, Lablab-bean, Bonavist bean, Dolichos bean, Seim bean, Lablab bean, Egyptian bean, Egyptian kidney bean, Indian bean, Bataw, Australian pea, Sweet hyacinth bean, Antaque, Banner Bean · Hyacinthbean · Kacang komak · Lablab pourpre · Lablab pourpre, Antaque, Pois boucoussou · Pois antaque, Dolique d'Égypte, Dolic lablab, Dolique lablab, Lablab, Lablab pourpre · Pois de Senteur · Wspięga pospolita · antaque · bataw · bian dou

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), China, Philippines, Asia

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Ear), Antidote(Fish poison), Antidote(Plant poisons), Antivinous

Science studied: ALANINE, ARSENIC, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Lablab purpureus

Common names: Bonavist Bean, Hyacinth Bean, Lablab Bean, Chropawiec pospolity, Egiptinė lobija, Faselbohne, Fasolnik egipski, Frijol jacinto, Helmboon, Hyacintboon, Hyacinth bean, Lablab-bean, Bonavist bean, Dolichos bean, Seim bean, Lablab bean, Egyptian bean, Egyptian kidney bean, Indian bean, Bataw, Australian pea, Sweet hyacinth bean, Antaque, Banner Bean, Hyacinthbean, Kacang komak, Lablab pourpre, Lablab pourpre, Antaque, Pois boucoussou, Pois antaque, Dolique d'Égypte, Dolic lablab, Dolique lablab, Lablab, Lablab pourpre, Pois de Senteur, Wspięga pospolita, antaque, bataw, bian dou

History

The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), China, Philippines, Asia.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Ache(Ear)
Antidote(Fish poison)
Antidote(Plant poisons)
Antivinous
Blindness
Diarrhea
Epilepsy
Fever

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Megalospleny
Menorrhagia
Poultice
Preventitive(Gray-Hair)
Sunstroke
Thirst
Throat
Tonic
Tumor
Carminative
Poison
Leucorrhea
Swelling
Cholera

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

India(Santal)
China
Philippines
Asia

Documented cultural uses

Ache(Ear)
Antidote(Fish poison)
Antidote(Plant poisons)
Antivinous
Blindness
Diarrhea
Epilepsy
Fever
Megalospleny
Menorrhagia
Poultice
Preventitive(Gray-Hair)

show 10 more documented entries

Sunstroke
Thirst
Throat
Tonic
Tumor
Carminative
Poison
Leucorrhea
Swelling
Cholera

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

Correction: Megalurothrips usitatus and other Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Associated with Lablab purpureus (Fabales: Fabaceae) in South Florida. · 2026 source ↗
Metabolite profiling and pharmacological evaluation of Lablab purpureus seed coat: a rich source of antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer metabolites. · 2026 source ↗
Comparative Phytochemical Profiling of Improved and Local Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus L.) Varieties · 2026 source ↗