Steinmetz:Vicia

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Vicia faba

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Leguminosae
English Names
  • Broad Bean
  • Windsor Bean
  • Horse Bean
Natural Habitat
  • Persia
  • cultivated in Europe
  • China
  • India
  • Peru
Part(s) Used
  • Fructus
  • Semen
Constituent(s)
  • proteids
  • phosphoric acid
  • saccharine
  • chlorophyll
  • albumen
  • flour
  • sugar
  • pectin
  • gum
  • potash
  • starch
  • fat
  • calcium
  • magnesium
  • sulphur
Action
  • tonic
  • diuretic
  • expectorant
  • nutritive; eaten as a vegetable
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