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INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 
employed by the Natives of the mountains where it grows to 
reduce swellings of the joints (Roxburgh). 
Also given as a demulcent and refrigerant in fevers (Watt). 
In Nepal, it is employed as an emetic and tonic, and is also 
believed to be lactagogue. 
389. Phaseolus trilobus, Ait. h.f.b.i., ii. 201, 
Roxb. 558. 
Sans. : — Mudgaparni. 
Fern.: — Mooganee (B.) ; Trianguli-mugani (H.); Rakhal- 
k ul my (H.) ; Pilli-pe-nsara (Tel.) ; Pani-pyre, nari-payir (Tam.); 
Arkmut, mukuya, Jangli math (Bomb.). 
Habitat : — Wild, and commonly cultivated throughout India. 
Perennial or annual twiners. Stems trailing to a length of 
l-2ft., glabrous, slender, diffuse, at times slightly hairy, the hairs 
being deciduous. Stipules inserted above the base, J-fin., 
oblong. Leaflets more or less deeply 3-lobed, with the central 
divisions spathulate, membranous, glabrous, or with only a few 
obscure loose or short hairs, rhomboid or ovate, l-2in. long. 
Flowers in a close deltoid head, on a peduncle, that usually 
overtops the leaves ; pedicels very short. Olayx campanulate, 
55 'xz’ n -> P a l 0 yellow, teeth deltoid. Corolla under Jin. long. 
Pod 1-2 by |in., su'ocylindrical, glabrous, recurved, 6-12 seeded. 
Use : — The Leaves are said to be tonic and sedative, and 
used in cataplasms for weak eyes (O’Shaughnessy, p. 317). 
Said to be administered in Behar in decoction, in cases of 
irregular fever (Murray 126). 
390. P. Mungo Linn., h.f.b.i., ii. 203, Roxb. 
556, 
Sans. : — Mudga. 
V ern. Mung, mungi, muji (Pb.) ; Harimung (PI.) ; Hali- 
mung (B.) ; Mug (Mar.) ; Mag (Guz.) ; Puchapayru, sirupayaru, 
patche-paira (Tam.) ; Wutbulu, patcha-pessara (Tel.) ; Hesaru, 
hesaru-bele (Kan.). 
Habitat : — Wild, and universally cultivated in the plains 
throughout India, ascending to 6,000 feet in the N. W. Himalayas. 
