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MUCUNA

This article appears in Volume V18, Page 955 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MOS-NAN
MUCUNA , a genus of twining
plants
 , belonging to the natural order
Leguminosae
 , and natives of the tropics. M. pruriens is popularly known as cowhage or cowitch, a corruption of the Hindu Kiwach. It is a tall annual climber with large dark
purple
  pea-like
flowers
 , and
golden
 -
brown
  velvety pods recalling those of the sweet pea, the hairs or bristles on which often raise blisters on the skin. It is common in the tropical regions of India, Africa and America, and the hairs on the pod have
long
  been used in
medicine
  as a vermifuge.


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