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Crude drug name | Market name | Pachhai-payaru |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Mudga | |
Other names Tips！ | Mung (B), Mung, Pessara (H), Hesaru (K), Cherupayaru (M), Uthulu, Patchapessalu (Te), Pasi-payaru, Putcha-pasaru (Ta) | |
| English name | Green Gram, Golden Gram | |
| Original plant name | Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata (= Phaseolus radiatus Linn.), Green Gram, Golden Gram | |
| Family name | Leguminosae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Collection information | India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu , K. RAMASWAMY CHETIY | |
| Collection date | 2000/12/09 | |
| Collector | Katsuko Komatsu | |
| TMPW No. | 20529 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Mudga, Green Gram, Golden Gram | |||
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| Synonyms | Mahodaya, Supya, Nirdosa, Pittabhojana, Dehapathya, Sarada, Pitamudga, Supasrestha, Varnarha, Rasottama, Bhuktiprada, Hayananda, Bhubala, Vajibhojana, Kilata, Mangalya, Harita. | ||||
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| Original plant name | Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata (= Phaseolus radiatus Linn.) | ||||
| Family name | Leguminosae | ||||
| Used part | Seeds | ||||
| Distribution area | Cultivated almost throughout India. | ||||
| Common uses | Seeds are sweet, astringent, acrid, cooling, aphrodisiac, galactagogue, diuretic, styptic, constipating, digestive and tonic. They are used in agalactia, strangury, haemrrhoids/hemorrhoids, skin diseases, scabies, leucoderma, gonorrhea, epistaxis, asthma, paralysis, cephalalgia, vertigo, dropsy, neuropathy, ophthalmia, fever and general debility. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Vrana (ulcers), Kanthamaya (diseases of the throat), Jantu (worm infestation), Netramaya (diseases of the eyes), Mandanala (loss of appetite). | ||||
| Chemical constituent | - Analysis of the whole seed and of dal without husk gave, respectively, the following values: moisture, 10.4, 10.1; protein, 24.0, 24.5; fat, 1.3, 1.2; fibre, 4.1, 0.8; other carbohydrates, 56.7, 59.9; minerals, 3.5, 3.5 g./100 g., Ca, 124, 75; P, 326, 405 (phytin P, 148, 209); Fe, 7.3, 8.5; Mg, 171, 189; Na, 28, 27.8; K, 843, 1150; Cu, 0.97, 1.13; S, 188, 214; and Cl, 12, 25 mg.100 g.; calorific value, 334, 348K cals/100g. -The iodine content of the seed has been reported to be 0.034 μg./g. (fresh basis). Sprouted beans, also used as food, contain (sample from USA): water, 88.8; protein, 3.8; fat, 0.2; crude fibre, 0.7; total carbohydrates, 6.6; and ash, 0.6g./100g.; mineral constituents: Ca, 19; P, 64; Fe, 1.3; Na, 5; and K, 223mg./100g. - The values reported for the vitamins present in green gram and green gram dal are respectively as follows: carotene, 94, 49μg./100g.; thiamine, 0.47, 0.72; riboflavin, 0.27, 0.21; niacin, 2.1, 2.4; vitamin C, 0, 0; choline, 167mg./100g.; and folic acid, 140 (free 24.5)μg./100g. - The principal proteins of green gram are globulins (87.5% of the total nitrogen is soluble in 5% sodium chloride solution). | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Kasaya (Astringent), Madhura (Sweet) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry), Visada (Clear) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Grahi (constipative), Caksusya (good for eyes), Pathya (wholesome), Varnya (improves complexion), Pustibalaprada (improves strength). | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha, Pitta | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Caksusya (good for heart), Kanthamaya (diseases of the throat) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Mudga (Vigna radiata) with Salaparni (Desmodium gangeticum), Masura (Lens culinaris) with Prisniparni (Uraria picta), Tuvari (Cajanus cajan) with Atibala (Abutilon indicum) or Harenu (Amomum subulatum) with Bala (Sida retusa) in decoction of these liquid gruels and meat soups should be prepared which are beneficial. 2. Soup of Mudga, Masura, Canaka (Cicer arietinum) unsoured or soured with pomegranates mixed with Patola (Trichosanthes cucumerina) and Amalaka (Phyllanthus emblica) is very useful in erysipelas. 3. Soups of Mudga, Masura and Canaka fried in ghee should be given in thirst. 4. Water kept overnight with Mudga and Pippali (Piper longum) or Usira (Vetiveria zizaniodes) and Dhanyaka (coriander) or Canaka soup or decoction of Gavedhuka (Coix lachryma-jobi) root or Guduci (Tinospora cordifolia) juice or sugarcane juice or milk should be taken to prevent vomiting. 5. One should take soup of Mudga and Amalaka mixed with ghee and rocksalt or gruel processed with Pancamula* and mixed with honey in vomiting. 6. Decoction of Mudga mixed with parched paddy, honey and sugar alleviates vomiting, diarrhoea/diarrhea, thirst and fever. 7. Intake of boiled Mudga with coconut milk checks vomiting. Similarly juice of both in equal quantity also checks vomiting. 8. Mudga soup prepared with decoction of Kantakari (Solanum surattense) and mixed with Amalaka and sours is the remedy for all types of coughs. 9. In alcoholism predominant in Pitta, Mudga soup mixed with sugar or sweet meat soup should be taken. 10. Mudga dehusked and parched and mixed with Sankha (conch shell), honey and sugar. This should be used as collyrium in eye diseases. 11. One suffering from head disease should take Mudga, Kulattha (Dolichos biflorus), and Masa mixed with pungents and ghee. This is heated before consuming followed by intake of hot milk. Pancamula*, a group of five roots of Salaparni, Prsniparni, Brhati, Kantakari and Goksura, used for the treatment of all major fevers. | ||||
| Related drugs | 1. Phaseolus sublobatus Roxb. | ||||
| Comments | It is included in Simbidhanya varga by Caraka and Susruta. There are five types of mudga mentioned in Bhavaprakasa as Syama (black), Harita (green), Pitaka (yellowish), Sveta (whitish), Rakta (reddish). In Rajanighantu, Dhanvantari nighantu and Wealth of India, there is a mention that different varieties can be recognised by the colour of the seeds. According to Bhavaprakasa green variety is the best. Mudga is considered to be best among all pulses. Hence it is called Supasrestha. Supya indicates that it is commonly used to make soup. Vajibhojana means it is eaten by horses. Hayananda means it is loved by horses. Dehapathya means it is wholesome for the body. Pitamudga means it is yellow in colour. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 5 (Repr.1997), pp 374-377. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 3, pp 169-171. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 305. | |||
| Remarks | Mung is supposed to be a native of India and Central Asia. Its origin is not clear but closest to it is its var. sublobata which is said to occur in the Himalayas in a wild state and is regarded as the progenitor of both mung and urd. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/11 | ||||
