Kapikachhu descriptionsMucuna pruriens is an herbaceous twining climber with trifoliate leaves. The seeds are astringent and tonic they possess mild insecticidal activity. The leaves of the plant are applied to ulcers. The seeds contain the bioactive alkaloids mucunine mucunadine mucuadinine pruriendine and nicotine as well as ß-sitosterol glutathione lecithin oils venolic and gallic acids. The seed with its coat showed the presence of a number of bioactive subtances including tryptamine alkylamines steroids flavonoids coumarins cardenolides etc.
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