Description

Vigna mungo, the black gram or urad bean s a bean cultivated from ancient times and is one of the most highly prized pulses of India. Ayurveda describes black gram or Masha as a bean that is sweet to taste but hot in potency, that can calm down and regularize the imbalances caused due to Vata. his crop is extensively grown in southern part of India, northern part of Bangladesh and Nepal. Black gram has also been introduced to other tropical areas such as the Caribbean, Fiji, Mauritius, Myanmar and Africa. India is the world’s largest producer as well as consumer of blackgram.