kulattha :

Kulattha consists of dry seeds of Vigna unquiculata (Linn.) Walp. Syn. Dolichos

biflorus Linn. (Fam Leguminosae); an annual branched, sub-erect or twining, downy or

glabrescent ; herb; cultivated all over India

Taxonomical Classification

Family: Fabaceae

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Khalva, Vardhipatraka
English: horse gram
Hindi: Kulathi, Kurathi
Urdu: Kulthi
Telugu: Ulavalu
Bengali: Kulattha, Kalaya
Marathi: Kulitha
Gujarathi: Kalathi, Kulathi
Tamil: Kollu, Kaanam
Malayalam: Mudiraa
Kannada: Huruli, Hurali
Punjabi: Lodhar

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: khalakula, kulastha, lulatha, kulittha, tamrabija, shvetabija, kulali, vanaja, urvara, sthirmudra, aliskandha, kakavrinta

Rasa: Kashaya
Guna: Laghu
Veerya: Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
Karma: Krimighna Vathakaphahara

Dosage:

12 g of the drug in powder form for decoction.

Histology:

Transverse section of seed shows testa consisting of a single layer of columnar,

thin-walled, parenchymatous, palisade like cells covered with a thin cuticle followed by

single layer of rectangular to square bearer cells and 3-4 layers of thin-walled

rectangular parenchymatous cells, more wide at micropyler region, cotyledon consisting

of single layer of upper and lower epidermis covered with a thin cuticle, epidermal cells

thin-walled, rectangular and parenchymatous followed by mesophyll, consisting of

angular parenchymatous cells, filled with numerous simple starch grains and protein

bodies also present.

General Use:

Inflammed joints, sudation therapy, fever, Musculoskeletal disorder, breast milk purifier, sinus wounds, tumours, ascites, whole some food: after elimination therapy, abdominal pseudotumours, mania, dropsy, piles, anemia, bronchiti, cough, vomitting, alcoholic delirium, dysuria, heart disorder, Musculoskeletal disorders, gynaecological disorders, piles, bronchitis, throat problems, post partum, fresh wounds, diabetes, abcess, post purgation