Steinmetz:Vicia

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Vicia faba

Also known as (or relevant to) Vicia faba Faba vulgaris 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