Mucuna pruriens
Uses
India (Deccan): seeds eaten. Malawi (southern region): seeds eaten. Cooking process reported laborious. Mozambique (Macossa district): seeds/ beans, which have fallen to the ground, are boiled. The water is changed two or more times to remove toxic elements.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- DC.
- Vernaculars:
- Malawi: Kalongonda
- Misc:
- Chemical composition (Indian sample) [seeds - dry weight basis]: Moisture g/100g) = 7.29. Ash = 3.87. Fat (ether extractive) = 8.96. Protein (crude) (N x 6.25) = 29.32. Ether extractives =9.0. Nitrogen free extract = 53.7. Fibre (crude) = 4.1. Total ash = 3.9. Calcium (mg/100g) = 218. Phosphorus (mg/100g) = 159. Iron (mg/100g) = 13.52. Niacin (mg/100g) = 3.64. Ascorbic acid (mg/100g) = 4.78. Amino acids: Histidine = 2.8. Lysine = 1.7. Methionine = 0.3. Cysteine = - . Phenylalanine = 1.3. Tyrosine = 0.63. Phenylalanine = 1.93. Isoleucine = 7.5. Valine = 2.9. Threonine = 1.3. T.p. = 1.3.
