Gunja – Indian Wild Liquorice
Abrus precatorius Linn. Family _ Papilionaceae; Fabaceae. Habitat _ Throughout the country, ascending to an altitude of about 1050 m in the outer Himalayas. English _ Indian Wild Liquorice, Jequirity, Crab’s Eye, Precatory Bean. Ayurvedic _ Gunjaa, Gunjaka, Chirihintikaa, Raktikaa, Chirmiti, Kakanti, Kabjaka, Tiktikaa, Kaakananti, Kaakchinchi. (Not to be used as a substitute for liquorice.) …