Fabaceae Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC.

Seabean

Hawaiian - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 45

View all documented uses for Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC.

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Scientific name: Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC.
USDA symbol: MUGI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Seabean
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Fruit meat and other plants chewed, mixed with salt water and injected with an enema as a laxative.

RECRD: 8181 id: 23511

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