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Cowage

Mucuna pruriens

Cowage · Velvetbean · A̠yangkwai · Chitsango · Chitsangu · Coir · Cowitch · Feijão-da-flórida · Fluweelboon · Fogaraté · Itchy bean · Juckbohne · Niežulinė aksompupė · Pois mascate · Pois pouilleux · Pois à gratter · Pois à gratter, Poils à gratter, Pois pouilleux · Tangilotra · Velvet bean · abakwa · abapa · café-berão

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), German, Mexico, Venezuela, Java, Dominican Republic, French, China

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anasarca, Anodyne, Antidote(Crocodile), Antidote(Scorpion)

Science studied: ALANINE, ARACHIDIC-ACID, ASH, ASPARTIC-ACID

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: Mucuna pruriens

Common names: Cowage, Velvetbean, A̠yangkwai, Chitsango, Chitsangu, Coir, Cowitch, Feijão-da-flórida, Fluweelboon, Fogaraté, Itchy bean, Juckbohne, Niežulinė aksompupė, Pois mascate, Pois pouilleux, Pois à gratter, Pois à gratter, Poils à gratter, Pois pouilleux, Tangilotra, Velvet bean, abakwa, abapa, café-berão

History

The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), German, Elsewhere, Mexico, Venezuela, Java, Dominican Republic, French and 9 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Anasarca
Anodyne
Antidote(Crocodile)
Antidote(Scorpion)
Aphrodisiac
Bite(Dog)
Bite(Snake)
Cancer

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Cholera
Coffee
Diarrhea
Diuretic
Dropsy
Dysuria
Fracture
Madness
Mumps
Nervine
Pleuritis
Rubefacient
Sore
Syphilis
Tumor(Abdomen)
Vermifuge
Cough
Ascaricide
Asthma
Medicine
Resolvent
Ringworm

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

India(Santal)
German
Elsewhere
Mexico
Venezuela
Java
Dominican Republic
French
China
India
Dutch
Trinidad

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Haiti
East Indies
Panama(Cuna)
Sudan
Italian

Documented cultural uses

Anasarca
Anodyne
Antidote(Crocodile)
Antidote(Scorpion)
Aphrodisiac
Bite(Dog)
Bite(Snake)
Cancer
Cholera
Coffee
Diarrhea
Diuretic

show 18 more documented entries

Dropsy
Dysuria
Fracture
Madness
Mumps
Nervine
Pleuritis
Rubefacient
Sore
Syphilis
Tumor(Abdomen)
Vermifuge
Cough
Ascaricide
Asthma
Medicine
Resolvent
Ringworm

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

A Comprehensive Review of the Therapeutic Potential of Mucuna Pruriens. · 2026 source ↗
Immunolocalization of L-DOPA and differential MpPPO1-3 expression in the embryonic axis and cotyledons of germinating Mucuna pruriens var. utilis seeds. · 2026 source ↗
Anxiolytic and antidepressant potentials of the trichomes of Mucuna pruriens · 2025 source ↗