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Psoralea Seeds
Cullen corylifolium · Fabaceae
An annual herb yielding aromatic medicinal seeds celebrated as the premier Ayurvedic remedy for vitiligo and hypopigmentation.
Cullen corylifolium (syn. Psoralea corylifolia) is an erect annual plant known throughout the subcontinent for its resinous seeds. In the Ayurvedic tradition, it is the quintessential Kushtaghna (dermatological) drug, specifically renowned for restoring pigmentation. Its seeds combine intensely pungent and bitter properties that kindle digestive fire while purifying the blood.
Erect grooved stems, broadly elliptic to round toothed leaves with gland-dotted surfaces, pale bluish-purple corollas in dense racemes, and small indehiscent black seeds.