Mucuna Recipes Cook Book

Mucuna is an annual climbing legume (nitrogen fixing) grown as green manure/ cover crop to improve soil properties and crop yields. It is a rich source of protein that compares well with other edible food legumes such as lima beans and soybean in nutrient quality and digestibility. It can also be used as a fodder crop for livestock. It is commonly referred to as velvet bean, jack bean, Cowhage, Pica (or Pica-Pica), Cowitch, or Yoruba.