Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

DeFilipps, Robert A. & Krupnick, Gary A., 2018, The medicinal plants of Myanmar, PhytoKeys 102, pp. 1-341 : 80

Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.

Names.

Myanmar: pe-dalet, pe-dama. English: horse bean, jack bean, sword bean.

Range.

Pantropical.

Uses.

Fruit: Used as tonic and digestive.

Note.

Fresh immature seeds are considered poisonous.

Notes.

In China, the whole plant is pounded and applied to boils; the seed is used as a bechic, stomatic, and tonic, also to strengthen the kidney ( Duke and Ayensu 1985).

The medicinal uses of this plant in the Caribbean region, as well as its chemistry, biological activity, toxicity and dosages, are discussed by Germosén-Robineau (1997).

Reference.

Nordal (1963).