Mucuna pruriens, commonly known as Cowitch, Konch, or Common Cowitch, is a traditional medicinal plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is highly valued in Ayurveda for its use in enhancing vitality and treating a variety of health conditions through its roots, seeds, and leaves.
Family Name: FABACEAE
Botanical Name: MUCUNA PRURIENS
Common Name: COWITCH, COMMON COWITCH, KONCH
Parts Used: ROOTS, SEEDS, LEAVES
Uses: The roots are bitter, sweet thermogenic emollient, stimulant, purgative, aphrodisiac, diuretic. The leaves are aphrodisiac. The seeds are astringent, laxative, anthelmentic, alexipharmic and tonic.
Medicinal Uses:
Roots are bitter, sweet, thermogenic, emollient, stimulant, purgative, aphrodisiac, and diuretic.
➤ Used to stimulate the nervous system, treat constipation, and enhance libido.
Leaves have aphrodisiac properties.
➤ Support reproductive health and may help in general weakness.
Seeds are astringent, laxative, anthelmintic, alexipharmic, and act as a general tonic.
➤ Beneficial in parasitic infections, detoxification, and strength-building.