{"product_id":"mucuna-pruriens-velvet-bean-0-5-kg-seeds","title":"Mucuna Pruriens, Velvet Bean - 0.5 kg Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eVelvet Bean or Kapikacchu, \u003cem\u003eMucuna pruriens\u003c\/em\u003e, is a fast-growing annual leguminous climber best known as a medicinal and green-manure crop. Found wild and cultivated throughout tropical India, it scrambles over fences and shrubs and bears drooping clusters of dark purple flowers followed by velvety pods covered in irritant hairs. The seeds are an important Ayurvedic drug, being one of the richest natural sources of L-DOPA, while as a legume the plant fixes nitrogen and is valued as fodder, cover crop and soil improver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fabaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical Africa and Asia, including India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature height:\u003c\/strong\u003e Climbing vine, 3–6 m of trailing growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hard-coated seeds germinate far more reliably after a soak: steep them in water for 24 hours (or nick the coat) until they swell, then direct-sow about 2–3 cm deep in warm, well-drained soil, ideally near a trellis or support. Seedlings emerge in about one to two weeks; keep them watered through establishment and let the vines climb, harvesting the pods carefully because of the stinging hairs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vedicflora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51052598362358,"sku":"SED-TRE-MUCUNA-001","price":559.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/4980\/6326\/files\/nurserylive-seeds-mucuna-pruriens-velvet-bean-0-5-kg-seeds-16969037283468.jpg?v=1782714641","url":"https:\/\/vedicflora.com\/products\/mucuna-pruriens-velvet-bean-0-5-kg-seeds","provider":"vedicflora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}