Cherupayar ചെറുപയർ

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Cherupayar is the wild form of mung or green gram (Vigna radiata var. radiata) and probably of urd or black gram [Vigna mungo). It is an annual, herb or climber, to 1 m high. Flowers are white, yellow or purple. Stem are twining or prostrate. Leaflets are frequently lobed. Pods are cylindric, straight and densely hairy.
The Seeds and Roots of Cherupayar is used for general weakness, vertigo, neuropathy, peptic ulcer, indigestion, fever, and diarrhea.