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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Phaseolus vulgaris |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Bean
Climbing Bean
French Bean
Haricot Bean
Kidney Bean
Runner Bean
Sieve Bean
Tonga Bean
Tropical Lima Bean
Common Bean
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| Sinhala name: |
Bonchi (බෝංචි)
Potubonchi (පොතුබෝංචි)
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| Tamil name: |
Bonchi Kai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Small climbers or erect herbs, annuals or biennials; stems glabrous to pubescent. Leaves pinnately trifoliate; rachis 1-2.5 cm long; stipules 4 mm long; leaflets 10-4 cm. Inflorescences pseudoracemose, 1-3-flowered. Flowers about 1-2 cm long, peduncles 3-10 mm long; petals white, purple, shades of yellow or shades of pink. Fruit about 10 x 1 cm, about 10 seeded. Seeds 1-2 cm long, 6-12 mm wide, 4-11 mm thick.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Young Fruit and Seeds
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| Treatment for: |
Acne
Bladder diseases
Cardiac diseases
Diabetes mellitus
Diarrhoea
Dropsy
Dysentery
Eczemas
Hiccups
Pruritus
Kidney diseases
Rheumatism
Sciatica
Tenesmus
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Carminatives
Depurative
Diuretic
Resolvent
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