Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Cyamopsis
Botanical name: Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Bakuchi, Dridhabija, Gorakshaphalini, Kshudrashimbi, Vakrashimbi
Hindi: Gawar, Guwar, Guaar, Goaar
English: Cluster Bean, Calcutta lucerne, Guar, Guar bean, Gum bean, Siam bean
Malayalam: Kothavara, Kottamara
Genus: Cyamopsis
Botanical name: Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Bakuchi, Dridhabija, Gorakshaphalini, Kshudrashimbi, Vakrashimbi
Hindi: Gawar, Guwar, Guaar, Goaar
English: Cluster Bean, Calcutta lucerne, Guar, Guar bean, Gum bean, Siam bean
Malayalam: Kothavara, Kottamara
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
An erect robust annual 30-60cm in height, more or less clothed with apprised greyish hairs, strem grooved; leaves 3 foliolate, leaflets elliptic, acute, sharply dentate, hairy on both sides, main nerves prominent; flowers small, purplish in auxiliary racemes; fruits thick fleshy pods, in clusters, slightly pubescent, seeds 5-12 per pod, slightly compressed.
The pods are sweet, cooling, laxative, digestive appetiser, tonic and useful in constipation, dyspepsia, anorexia and vitiated conditions of pitta.