Indian bean: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Indian bean in English is the name of a plant defined with Lablab purpureus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vigna aristata Piper (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Publications of the Field Columbian Museum, Botanical Series (1902)
· Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano (1821)
· Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)
· American Journal of Botany (1980)
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Partial matches: Bean, Indian.
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