Horsegram

ONE OF THE PULSES VARIETY

Horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum, kulthi bean, hurali, Madras gram) is one of the lesser known beans. The whole seeds of horse gram are generally utilized as cattle feed. However, it is consumed as a whole seed, as sprouts, or as whole meal in India, popular especially in southern Indian states. Medical uses of these legumes have been discussed.

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Macrotyloma
Species: M. uniflorum