Habitat: Punjab, eastwards to Bengal, extending southwards into Peninsular India.
Ayurvedic: Maashaparni, Mahaasa- haa, Suuryaasani, Lomash-parni, Kaamboja, Krishna-vrintaa. (In Kerala different species of Vigna are used as Maashaparni.)Siddha/Tamil: Kattu-ulandu.
Action: Fruit—astringent, stomachic, febrifugal; also used as a nervine tonic in tuberculosis, haemoptysis, rheumatism and paralysis. Considered invigorating in Indian medicine.
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia ofln- dia recommends the plant in spermatorrhoea.In Ayurvedic texts, Maashaparni and Mudgaparni together form a group of rejuvenating drugs.Mudgaparni is equated with Phaseo- lus trilobus. Maashaparni and Maasha (Vigna mungo) are different drugs.Dosage: Whole plant—5-10 g powder. (API, Vol.III.)... teramnus labialis
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