Green Gram

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Philippines, Malaysia, Africa

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antidote, Antivinous, Beri-Beri, Bladder

Science studied: ADENOSINE-DIPHOSPHATE-D-RIBOSE, ADENOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE, ADENOSINE-TRIPHOSPHATE, ALANINE

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: Vigna radiata

Common names: Green Gram, Mungbean, Antaka sakondri, Celera-bean, Fagiolo Mungo, Feijão-da-China, Feijão-moyashi, Feijão-mungo, Feijão-mungo-verde, Feijão-mungu, Feijão-mungu-verde, Feijão-soroco, Ffa Mwng, Ffeuen Fwng, Ghora Mung, Green Gam, Jerusalem Pea, Kacang Hijau, Kacang Ijo, Maş fasulyesi, Mung

POWO: 525492-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Philippines, Elsewhere, Malaysia, Africa.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antidote
• Antivinous
• Beri-Beri
• Bladder
• Boil
• Carcinoma
• Carminative
• Diuretic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Philippines
• Elsewhere
• Malaysia
• Africa

Documented cultural uses

• Antidote
• Antivinous
• Beri-Beri
• Bladder
• Boil
• Carcinoma
• Carminative
• Diuretic
• Dysentery
• Fever
• Labor
• Lactogogue

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Antidote · China · "
• Antivinous · China · "
• Beri-Beri · Philippines · "
• Bladder · China · "
• Boil · China · "
• Carcinoma · China · "
• Carminative · China · "
• Diuretic · Philippines · "
• Dysentery · China · "
• Fever · China · "
• Labor · China · "
• Lactogogue · China · "
• Placenta · China · "
• Polyneuritis · Elsewhere · "
• Poultice · China · "
• Preventitive(Abortifacient) · China · "
• Puerperium · China · "
• Restorative · China · "
• Smallpox · China · "
• Swelling · China · "
• Urogenital · China · "
• Abscess · China · "
• Cholera · China · "
• Vertigo · Malaysia · "

1 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

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

• Assessment and identification of promising varieties of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) · 2026 source ↗
• Growth, Yield, and Economic Performance of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) Under Different Nutrient Management Practices in Chitwan, Nepal · 2026 source ↗
• Green synthesised zinc oxide nanoparticles mitigate salinity-induced oxidative stress in <i>Vigna radiata</i> L. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ADENOSINE-DIPHOSPHATE-D-RIBOSE
• ADENOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE
• ADENOSINE-TRIPHOSPHATE
• ALANINE
• ARACHIDIC-ACID
• ARGININE
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASCORBIGEN
• ASH
• ASPARAGINE
• ASPARTIC-ACID
• BEHENIC-ACID
• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CEROTIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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