Horse Gram is actually an undervalued plant native to Southeast Asian subcontinent and some parts of Africa, as well as India, where it has been considered as a main food for thousands of years. Horse Gram is a low-growing, slender, sub erect annual or perennial herb that grows about 30-60 cm tall with a perennial fibrous rhizome. Stem is annual, sparsely to densely covered with spreading or appressed whitish hairs. These legumes grow best on tropics and subtropics, grown mostly under dry-land agriculture. The plant is cultivated on wide range of soils, however black cotton soils, deep red loam and clay loam paddy soils are best for cultivation.

Horse Gram is believed to be beneficial for treating kidney stones. Horse Gram is a highly nutritious legume that helps reduce cholesterol levels, fever, cold, flu, water retention and flatulence.