Pisum SATIVUM L.
| Synonym : | Lathyrus oleraceus Lam. Pisum vulgare Jundz. Pisum arvense L. |
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| Bangla Name : | Matar. |
| English Name : | Pea, Garden Pea. |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | Refrigerant, appetizer, fattening, laxative, bile, phlegm, skin disease, emollient, resolvent and cataplasm. |
| Description : | A long, weak annual herb with hollow stems, 1-2 m long. Leaves abruptly pinnate with auricled stipules, the rachis ending in a tendril, leaflets obovate, entire, 3-4 cm long. Peduncles 1-2 flowered. Flowers white, blue or purple. Pods straight or curved, 5-10 cm long, seeds 6-9. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Green and ripe fruits and seeds contain starch, albuminoids, an oil, galactolipids, alkaloids, trigonelline and piplartine, essential oil and soluble carbohydrates (Ghani, 2003). Kaempferol-3-triglucoside, quercetin-3-triglucoside and their p-coumaric aci |
| Uses : | Seeds are refrigerant, appetizer, fattening, laxative, alleviative of bile, phlegm and burning of the skin. Flour from the seeds is considered emollient and resolvent and it is applied as cataplasm. |
| Habit : | Herb |