Cowitch, Cowhage, Velvetbean
mucuna pruriens
Medicinal Actions
Alexeteric, Analgesic, Anthelminthic, Antidotal, Antiinflammatory, Antispasmodic, Astringent, Cardiodepressant, Carminative, Depurative, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Fungicide, Histaminic, Hyperkinetic, Hypocholesterolemic, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Insecticide, Laxative, Neurotonic, Peristaltic, Proteolytic, Spasmogenic, Stimulant, Tonic, Uterotonic, Colic, Elephantiasis
Conditions Treated
Aphrodisiac
Hemostat
Nervine
Rubefacient
Vasodilator
Vermifuge
Amenorrhea
Anasarca
Arthrosis
Asthma
Biliousness
Bite
Bleeding
Cancer
abdomen
colon
Cholecystosis
Cholera
Cough
Cramp
Debility
Delirium
Dention
Dermatosis
Diabetes
Dropsy
Dysentery
Dysuria
Eczema
Enterosis
Epilepsy
Erysipelas
Fever
Fungus
Gas
Gonorrhea
Gout
Headache
Hemiplegia
Hemorrhoid
Hepatosis
Herpes
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Hives
Hyperglycemia
Impotence
Infection
Infertility
Inflammation
Insanity
Itch
Jaundice
Leprosy
Leukorrhea
Miscarriage
Myalgia
Mycosis
Nephrosis
Neuralgia
Neurosis
Pain
Paralysis
Parkinson’s Disease
Parotosis
Pleurosis
Rheumatism
Ringworm
Snakebite
Sore
Spermatorrhea
Sterility
Sting
Swelling
Syphilis
Toothache
Tuberculosis
Ulcus cruris
Urethrosis
Uterosis
VD
Water Retention
Worm